Understanding Research, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2017

  • W Lawrence Neuman University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
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A practical and visually appealing introduction to research

Understanding Research presents core principles, processes, and procedures you should know along with real-world examples and the latest academic studies - preparing you to do high-quality research.

  • 1. Why Do Research?
  • 2. Planning a Study
  • 3. Becoming an Ethical Researcher
  • 4. Sampling
  • 5. Measuring Social Life
  • 6. The Survey: Asking Questions
  • 7. The Experiment
  • 8. Research with Nonreactive Measures
  • 9. Making Sense of the Numbers
  • 10. Observing People in Natural Settings
  • 11. Looking at the Past and Across Cultures
  • 12. Writing a Research Report

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