Social Research: The Basics

Social Research: The Basics
ISBN-10
0761973672
ISBN-13
9780761973676
Series
Social Research
Category
Social Science
Pages
385
Language
English
Published
2004-04-10
Publisher
SAGE
Authors
Matthew David, Carole D Sutton

Description

This is a general and integrated introduction to qualitative and quantitative research design, data collection and analysis in the social sciences field and includes comprehensive and practical instruction (including screenshots) on the use of analysis software.

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