Research methods : guidance for postgraduates / edited by Tony Greenfield.
Contributor(s): Greenfield, Tony
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Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : New York : Arnold ; J. Wiley, 1996Description: xii, 306 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0340646292 ; 0470236183 .Subject(s): Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 001.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 001.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00074794 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This collection provides a concise guide to organizing, planning, and carrying out research in any discipline. The topics range from general research tips and career planning to statistical methods and mathematical modelling. The book includes useful checklists and tested recipes for successful projects.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Introduction -- Part Two: General -- Part Three: Research Types -- Part Four: Data: Measurement -- Part Five: Data: Analysis -- Part Six: Special Tools -- Part Seven: Presentation -- Part Eight: The Future.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction
- 1 A view of research
- 2 The research journey: four steps to success
- 3 Managing your PhD
- 4 Documenting your work
- 5 Word Processing Tips
- 6 Ethics of research
- Part 2 Support
- 7 Research proposals
- 8 Finding funds
- 9 Who can help?
- Part 3 Tools of Research
- 10 Information techonolgy and computers
- 11 Choosing and using software for statistics
- 12 The Internet
- 13 Library and information systems
- 14 Searching in unfamiliar fields
- Part 4 Creativity
- 15 Darwin and creativity
- 16 When to use creativity
- 17 Synthesis and evaluation of creativity
- 18 Software and websites for creativity
- Part 5 Research Types
- 19 Randomised trials
- 20 Laboratory and industrial experiments
- 21 Agricultural experiments
- 22 Survey research
- Part 6 Measurement
- 23 Principles of sampling
- 24 Sampling in human studies
- 25 Sources of population statistics
- 26 Interviewing
- 27 Problems of measurement
- 28 Instrumentation in experimentation
- Part 7 Analysis
- 29 Elementary statistics
- 30 Further statistical methods
- 31 Computer support for data analysis
- 32 Spreadsheets: a few tips
- Part 8 Special Tools
- 33 The value of mathematican models
- 34 Deterministic models
- 35 Stochastic models and simulation
- 36 Optimisation
- Part 9 Presentation
- 37 Writing the thesis
- 38 Presenting your research: reports and talks
- 39 Graphical presentation
- 40 Personal home pages on the web
- Part 10 The Future
- 41 Protecting and exploiting technology
- 42 Career opportunities
- Index