"Describes the quantitative research process--framing analytical questions, developing a comprehensive outline, providing a roadmap for the reader, and accessing indispensable computer and program tools. Supplies end-of-chapter checklists, extensive examples, and biobliographies."
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Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- Contents
- 1: Brainstorming
- 2: Framing an Analytic Question
- 3: Typical Outlines
- 4: The Roadmap Concept
- 5: Reference Search Resources
- 6: Bibliographic Software
- 7: Meta-Analysis
- 8: Format of Your Literature Review
- 9: Thinking About Models
- 10: Operationalizing Variables
- 11: Research Designs
- 12: Selecting Statistical Procedures
- 13: Writing Fundamentals
- 14: Fallacies, Reliability, Validity, Significance, and Association
- 15: Datagraphics
- 16: Research Ethics
- 17: Data-Gathering Strategies
- 18: Data-Gathering Resources
- 19: Drawing Inferences and Making Generalizations
- 20: Pointing Ahead
- 21: The Thesis or Dissertation Committee
- 22: The Thesis or Dissertation Defense
- 23: Quantitative Research Writing In the Humanities
- 24: Quantitative Research Writing in the Natural Sciences
- 25: Dissertation Grant Programs
- Index
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