TY - BOOK AU - Dane,Francis C. AU - Carhart,Elliot AU - Dane,Francis C. TI - Evaluating research: methodology for people who need to read research SN - 9781544396439 AV - Q180.55 DAN 2023 PY - 2023///] CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - SAGE KW - Research KW - Evaluation KW - Methodology KW - Recherche KW - Évaluation KW - Méthodologie KW - fast N1 - Previous edition: published as by Francis C. Dane, 2011; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-322) and index; 1; Introduction; Overview; Introduction; Definitions; Goals of Research; Exploration; Description; Prediction; Explanation; Action; Evaluation of Research; Who; What; Where; When; Why; How; Ethics of Consuming Research; Ethical Principles of Research; Respect for Persons; Beneficence; Justice; Trust; Scientific Integrity; Summary; Exercises --; 2; The Scientific Approach; Overview; Introduction; A Philosophy of Science; When Is Something True?; How Can We Tell Which Theory Is Better?; How Can We Put What We Know Into Practice?; Why Do We Do It the Way We Do?; Science and Nonscience Compared; Observation; Logical Analysis; Research Reports; Definitive Studies; Determinism; Summary; Exercises --; 3; Reading a Research Report; Overview; Introduction; Research Report Organization; Introduction; General Context; Literature Review; Hypothesis or Purpose Statement; The Method Section; Participants; Sampling; Materials and Measures; Research Design; Manipulations; Data Analyses; The Results Section; Preliminary Results; Main Results; The Discussion Section; Other Sections; Abstract; References; Digital Appendix; Summary; Exercises --; 4; Accessing Research; Overview; Introduction; Choosing a Topic; Operationalization; Finding Research; Published Sources; Key Topics; Key Authors; Key Studies; Unpublished Studies; Maintaining Records; Summary; Exercises --; 5; Sampling; Overview; Introduction; Sampling Distributions; Population Versus Sample; Random Selection; Standard Error; Confidence Intervals; Sample Size; Probability Sampling; Simple Random Sampling; Systematic Random Sampling; Stratified Random Sampling; Cluster Sampling; Nonprobability Sampling; Convenience Sampling; Purposive Sampling; Quota Sampling; Snowball Sampling; Representative Samples; Summary; Exercises --; 6; Measurement; Overview; Introduction; Dimensionality; Measurement Levels; Nominal Measurement; Ordinal Measurement; Interval Measurement; Ratio Measurement; Reliability; Interrater Reliability; Test-Retest Reliability; Alternate-Forms Reliability; Split-Half Reliability; Item-Total Reliability; Validity; Face Validity; Concurrent Validity; Predictive Validity; Construct Validity; Epistemic Correlation; Scaling; Common Aspects of Scales; Face Validity of Scale Items; Item Bias; Formats for Scale Items; Types of Scales; Thurstone Scales; Likert Scales; Guttman Scales; Semantic Differential Scales; Q-Sort Scales; Sociometric Scales; Summary; Exercises --; 7; Experimental Research; Overview; Introduction; Causal Analysis in Experimental Research; Temporal Priority; Control Over Variables; Random Assignment; Demonstration versus Demography; Alternative Explanations for Research Results; History Effects; Maturation Effects; Testing Effects; Instrumentation Effects; Statistical Regression Effects; Selection Effects; Attrition Effects; Participant Bias; Experimenter Bias; Experimental Design; The Basic Design; The Basic Pretest Design; The Solomon Four-Group Design; Factorial Design; Within-Subjects Design; Split Plot Design; Participant Characteristics; Demonstration versus Demography Again; Summary; Exercises --; 8; Nonexperimental Research; Overview; Introduction; Time-Series Designs; Interrupted Time-Series Design; Multiple Time-Series Design; Regression ; Discontinuity Designs; Nonequivalent Groups Basic Pretest Designs; Self-Selection; Correlational Research; Research Involving Existing Data; Raw Data; Aggregate Data; Methodological Issues in Existing Data Analysis; Single-Participant Designs; Case Study Design; Baseline Design; Withdrawal Design; Summary; Exercises --; 9; Survey Research; Overview; Introduction; Survey Content; Survey Instruments; Survey Topics; Survey Instructions; Survey Formats; Arrangement of Survey Items; Pretesting Survey Instruments; Administering Surveys; Face-To-Face Interviews; Telephone Interviews; Mail Surveys; Data Analyses in Survey Research; Description; Association; Elaboration; Summary; Exercises --; 10; Qualitative Research; Overview; Introduction; Phenomenological Method; Ethnography; Grounded Theory; Narrative Inquiry; Historical Research; Content Analysis; Who ; The Source of Messages; Says What ; The Content of Messages; To Whom ; The Audience of Messages; How ; Communication Techniques in Messages; With What Effect ; The Effect of Messages; Why ; The Reasons for Communication; Methodological Issues in Content Analysis; Case Study; Mixed Method Research; Summary; Exercises --; 11; Conceptual Overview of Statistical Analyses; Overview; Introduction; Types of Data; Types of Statistics; Single-Sample Statistics; Central Tendency; Variability; Graphic Presentations; Chi-Square Test of Fit; Relational Statistics; Chi-Square Test for Association; Correlation; Factor Analysis; Regression; Group Differences; Comparison of Two Groups; Comparison of More Than Two Groups; Summary; Exercises ER -