Understanding Research Methods An Overview Of The Essentials 7th Ed Patten by Patten, Mildred L, Bruce, Randall R instant download after payment.

viii, 208 pages : 28 cm, \"This edition was written in collaboration with Randall R. Bruce\"--Title page verso, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction to the seventh edition -- Part A: Introduction to research methods -- 1. Introduction to empirical research -- 2. Experimental versus nonexperimental studies -- 3. Experimental versus causal-comparative studies -- 4. Types of nonexperimental research -- 5. Variables in nonexperimental studies -- 6. Variables in experimental studies -- 7. Research hypotheses, purposes, and questions -- 8. Operational definitions of variables -- 9. Quantative versus qualitative reseach: I -- 10. Quantative versus qualitative research: II -- 11. Program evaluation -- 12. Ethical considerations in research -- 13. The role of theory in research -- Part B: Reviewing Literature -- 14. Reasons for reviewing literature -- 15. Locating literature electronically -- 16. Organizing a literature review -- 17. Preparing to write a critical review -- 18. Creating a synthesis -- 19. Citing references -- Part C: Sampling -- 20. Biased and unbiased sampling -- 21. Simple random and systemic sampling -- 22. Stratified random sampling -- 23. Other methods of sampling -- 24. Sampling and demographics -- 25. Introduction to sample size -- 26. A closer look at sample size -- Part D: Instrumentation -- 27. Introduction to validity -- 28. Judgmental validity -- 29. Empirical validity -- 30. Judgmental-empirical validity -- 31. Reliability and its relationship to validity -- 32. Measures of reliability -- 33. Internal consistency and reliability -- 34. Norm- and criterion-referenced tests -- 35. Measures of optimum performance -- 36. Measures of typical performance -- Part E: Experimental design -- 37. True experimental designs -- 38. Threats to internal validity -- 39. Threats to external validity -- 40. Preexperimental designs -- 41. Quasi-experimental designs -- 42. Confounding in experiments -- F. Understanding statistics -- 43.…