Applied communication research methods : getting started as a researcher

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boyle, Michael P. (Author), Schmierbach, Mike (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group ©2024
Edition:Third edition
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Basic principles of research and a guide to using this book
  • 2. Basic concepts of research
  • Scholarly research and the creation of knowledge
  • 3. Ethical research
  • 4. Concept explication and measurement
  • 5. Sampling
  • 6. Effective measurement
  • 7. Validity
  • 8. Studying people quantitatively
  • 9. Studying people qualitatively
  • 10. Analyzing texts and other artifacts
  • 11. Reliability and subjectivity
  • 12. Descriptive statistics
  • 13. Estimation and inference
  • 14. Bivariate and multivariate statistics