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Data collection and analysis / edited by Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780761943631 (pbk.) :
  • 9780761943624 (hbk.) :
  • 0761943633
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 SAP
LOC classification:
  • HA29
Contents:
PART ONE: DESIGN ISSUES; Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp Validating Evidence; William Schofield Survey Sampling; PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION; Peter Foster Observational Research; Michael Wilson and Roger Sapsford Asking Questions; Roger Sapsford Research and Information on the Net; Ruth Finnegan Using Documents; PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS; Betty Swift Preparing Numerical Data; Roger Sapsford Extracting and Presenting Statistics; Judith Calder and Roger Sapsford Statistical Techniques; David Boulton and Martyn Hammersley Analysis of Unstructured Data; Roger Sapsford Discourse Research; Roger Sapsford Two Examples of Qualitative Analysis; Victor Jupp Documents and Critical Research; PART FOUR: CONCLUSION; Pamela Abbott and Roger Sapsford Ethics, Politics and Research.
Summary: This work illustrates the range of techniques used in social research projects and considers the structure and logic of projects as well as the ethics and politics of research. This edition has new chapters on researching via the Internet and up-to-date examples of research in action.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 300.72 SAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200404
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 300.72 SAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200403

Previous ed.: 1996.

Published in association with The Open University.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-322) and index.

PART ONE: DESIGN ISSUES; Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp Validating Evidence; William Schofield Survey Sampling; PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION; Peter Foster Observational Research; Michael Wilson and Roger Sapsford Asking Questions; Roger Sapsford Research and Information on the Net; Ruth Finnegan Using Documents; PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS; Betty Swift Preparing Numerical Data; Roger Sapsford Extracting and Presenting Statistics; Judith Calder and Roger Sapsford Statistical Techniques; David Boulton and Martyn Hammersley Analysis of Unstructured Data; Roger Sapsford Discourse Research; Roger Sapsford Two Examples of Qualitative Analysis; Victor Jupp Documents and Critical Research; PART FOUR: CONCLUSION; Pamela Abbott and Roger Sapsford Ethics, Politics and Research.

This work illustrates the range of techniques used in social research projects and considers the structure and logic of projects as well as the ethics and politics of research. This edition has new chapters on researching via the Internet and up-to-date examples of research in action.

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