TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kumar,Ranjit
TI  - Research methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners 
SN  - 9781526449900
AV  - H62 KUM 2019
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - London, Thousand Oaks, California
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - fast
N1  - Previous edition: 2014; Includes Internet access; Includes bibliographical references and index; Research: A way of thinking -- Research process: a quick glance -- Formulating a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- Step II: Conceptualising a research design -- Research design -- Selecting a study design -- Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales --  Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Step IV: Selecting a sample -- Selecting a sample -- Step V: Writing a research proposal -- Step VI: Collecting data -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Step VII: Processing and displaying data -- Processing data -- Displaying data -- Step VIII: Writing a research report
N2  - This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step
ER  -