Reading and Understanding Research by Sage Publications, Inc $62.00
Ideal for students, novice researchers, or professionals, this indispensable resource serves as a road map for readers who need to analyze and apply research findings. It helps them think critically about the credibility of what they are reading by showing them how to identify problems and develop constructive questions.Key FeaturesAssumes no prior knowledge of research proceduresProvides readers...
Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper by Sage Publications, Inc $59.00
This book is intended for anyone wants to research social, health, educational, and business issues. It is ideal for students, researchers, marketers, planners, and policymakers who design and manage public and private agencies, conduct research studies, and prepare strategic plans and grant proposals. This new edition includes: - Flow diagrams to assist the reader in linking each step of...
Research Design & Statistical Analysis by Routledge $100.00
This book emphasizes the statistical concepts and assumptions necessary to describe and make inferences about real data. Throughout the book the authors encourage the reader to plot and examine their data, find confidence intervals, use power analyses to determine sample size, and calculate effect sizes. The goal is to ensure the reader understands the underlying logic and assumptions of the...
Biological Safety: Principles And Practices (Biological Safety: Principles & Practices) by Diane O. $139.95
describes a complete biological safety program, providing specific advice on management and implementation issues; features appendices on current NIH, CDC, and OSHA guidelines; updates information on laboratory-acquired infections and examines routes of exposure; covers the identification, assessment, and management of hazardous biological agents and toxins; addresses special considerations from...
The Elements of Graphing Data by Wadsworth
People: Psychology from a Cultural Perspective by Waveland Pr Inc $20.95
Psychology that reflects our diverse cultures and backgrounds! This concise, unique book challenges many of the "truths" presented in mainstream, introductory treatments of psychology. Matsumoto, extracting some of the most important and compelling findings in the cross-cultural literature, goes beyond the ordinary to reveal how culture has an impact on society, behavior, and expression. His...
Research Methods for Everyday Life: Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Research Methods for the Social Sciences) by Jossey-Bass $78.00
This book offers an innovative introduction to social research. The book explores all stages of the research process and it features both quantitative and qualitative methods. Research design topics include sampling techniques, choosing a research design, and determining research question that inform public opinion and direct future studies. Throughout the book, the authors provide vivid and...
A Quantitative Tour of the Social Sciences by Andrew Gelman $34.99
To foster a deeper understanding of the interconnection of the social sciences, economists should know where historical data come from, sociologists should know how to think like economists, political scientists would benefit from understanding how models are tested in psychology, historians should learn how political processes are studied, psychologists should understand sociological theories,...
Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science) by Cambridge University Press $22.99
In Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science, Jan Golinski reviews recent writing on the history of science and shows how it has been dramatically reshaped by a new understanding of science itself. In the last few years, scientific knowledge has come to be seen as a product of human culture, an approach that has challenged the tradition of the history of science as a...