TY  - BOOK
AU  - Giri, Arunangshu
AU  - Biswas, Debasish
TI  - Research methodology for social sciences
SN  - 9789352807574
U1  - 300.721 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
KW  - Social sciences--Research--Methodology
N1  - Table of content

Foreword by Debabrata Mitra    Preface    Acknowledgements    Introduction    Literature Review and Data Collection    Sampling    Questionnaire Design    Measurement and Scaling    Reliability and Validity    Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Presentation of Data    Online Analytical Processing    Growth Rate    Hypothesis Testing and Normality Test    Correlation    Linear Regression Analysis    Multiple Regression Analysis and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) by AMOS    T-tests    Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)    Chi-square Test    Non-parametric Test    Factor Analysis    Cluster Analysis    Multidimensional Scaling    Conjoint Analysis    Discriminant Analysis    Report Writing    APA and MLA Referencing Style    Appendix    Glossary    Bibliography    Index 
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N2  - An indispensable companion to UG and PG students of social sciences, this book will enable readers to identify research problems, carry out research enquiries effectively and report them systematically for further use.
The unique feature of this book is that it indicates the absence of a common research methodology and introduces a family of approaches that can be applied to varied research situations. Through numerous examples and extensive referencing to popular statistical software packages such as SPSS and AMOS, the book will help students of social sciences to develop the fundamentals of data collection and analysis, and a thorough understanding of the research process as a whole. Providing a wide array of research techniques, Research Methodology for Social Sciences is an invaluable resource for all young researchers.

Key Features:

· Adopts a simplified yet comprehensive approach to all major steps in the application of research methods in social sciences

· Emphasizes on SPSS and AMOS, and their uses through different numerical examples.

· Demonstrates the application of each research method step-by-step and suggests ways to minimize computational hassles

· Includes examples from various social science fields including anthropology, history and political science and so on
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