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Edited by:
Neil J. Salkind
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Publication year: 2010
- Online pub date: August 03, 2010
Discipline: Education
Subject: Research Design
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412961288
Keywords:
action research, analysis of variance, assessment, attitudes, bar charts, behavioral research, bias, case studies, causal inference, chi-square test, classical test theory, classification, clinical trials, coding, confidence intervals, construct validity, content analysis, control groups, control variable, convenience sample, correlation, critical theory, data analysis, data collection, data mining, data modeling, death, decision making, decision rules, degrees of freedom, dependent and independent variables, dependent variables, descriptive statistics, discipline, discriminant analysis, diseases and conditions, distribution, drugs, economics, effect size, empirical research, encyclopedia, errors, estimates, estimation, ethnography, evaluation, experimental condition, experimental designs, experimental groups, experimentation, experiments, external validity, factor analysis, field studies, general linear models, generalization, Hawthorne effect, health, hypothesis (research), hypothesis testing, independent variables, individual differences, inferences, inferential statistics, informed consent, inquiry and research, instruments, internal validity, interviews, item response theory, knowledge, law, levels of measurement, likelihood ratio, linear models, literature reviews, logistic regression, longitudinal study, mathematics, mean (of a population), measurement, measurement error, measurement scales, measures of association, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, meta-analysis, methodology, multiple analysis of variance, multiple regression, naturalistic observation, network analysis, nominal scale, nonexperimental designs, normal distribution, nuisance variables, null hypothesis, observational studies, order effects, ordinal scale, ordinary least squares, outcomes, p value, parameters, path analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient, pie chart, pilot studies, population, population characteristics, population parameters, precision, predictor variables, primary data, probability, probability sample, probability sampling, probability theory, property, proportion, psychology, publications, Pygmalion effect, qualitative research, qualitative research methods, quantitative research, quasi experiments, quasi-experimental designs, random error, random sampling, random variable, randomization, randomized experiments, ratio, recruitment, regression, regression analysis, repeated measures, representation, research design, research methods, research questions, response time, sample size, sampling distribution, sampling error, sampling techniques, scale, scales of measurement, scaling, scientific method, scientific research, secondary data, sensitivity, significance testing, Simpson's paradox, simulations, social research, social science, social science research, sociology, standard deviations, standard errors, statistical inference, statistical models, statistical packages, statistical power, statistical significance, statistical testing, statistics, structural equation modeling, structural equation modelling, students, study design, subjects of study, surveying, surveys, target population, testing, theories, traits, triangulation, true scores, type I errors, type II errors, validity, variability
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Covers the spectrum of research design strategies, from material presented in introductory classes to topics necessary in graduate researchAddresses cross- and multidisciplinary research needs, with many examples drawn from the social and behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and biomedical and life sciencesProvides summaries of advantages and disadvantages of often-used strategiesUses hundreds of sample tables, figures, and equations based on real-life cases. The Encyclopedia of Research Design is the perfect instrument for new learners as well as experienced researchers to explore both the original and newest branches of the field.

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  Salkind, Neil J., editor. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. SAGE Knowledge, 7 Oct 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412961288.
  
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