Data collection and analysis / edited by Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780761943631 (pbk.) :
- 9780761943624 (hbk.) :
- 0761943633
- 300.72 SAP
- HA29
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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.