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The Science Game: An Introduction to Research in the Social Sciences: An Introduction to Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences - Brossura

Agnew, Neil McKinnon; Pyke, Sandra W

 
9780195423211: The Science Game: An Introduction to Research in the Social Sciences: An Introduction to Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
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ISBN 10: 0195423216 ISBN 13: 9780195423211
Casa editrice: OUP Canada, 2007

Sinossi

The Science Game draws an analogy between science and a news service: scientific researchers/reporters collect, check and analyse messages in order to draw conclusions. Scientific theorists/editors help define target areas of investigation and provide context and interpretation for news stories; they show us how the news fits in to the big picture and tell us what it means. This analogy helps students to identify sources of variance in a report, and to reveal how the preferences of editors/theorists shape which questions are asked and which interpretations are given. This text aims to educate readers so that they become discriminating consumers of science.

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Contenuti

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • Prologue
  • PART 1: Going Beyond Common Sense and Human Limitations
  • 1: From common sense to science
  • 2: Big puzzles, small brains
  • PART 2: From Pre-Sceince to Science
  • 3: Mapping reality using the elastic, after-the-fact method
  • 4: The before-and-after method
  • 5: The control-group method
  • PART 3: From Local to General Truths
  • 6: Validity - The Reach of Science
  • 7: Developmental and longitudinal studies
  • PART 4: Accessing Subjective Thoughts and Feeling, and Behaviour That Won't Fit into Labs
  • 8: Qualitative methods: Questionnaires, attitude scales and interviews
  • 9: Qualitative methods: Naturalistic observation and archival research
  • PART 5: Walking on Numerical Stepping Stones?
  • 10: The number game
  • 11: Statistical foundations I: Packaging information
  • 12: Statistical foundations II: Prediction
  • PART 6: Being Good and Clear
  • 13: Ethics
  • 14: Research and report writing
  • PART 7: Wide Angle Views of Sex and Science
  • 15: Sex and science
  • 16: The truth spinners
  • Appendix: N to 1 of study
  • Answers to Quiz Questions
  • References
  • Index

Product Description

Book by Agnew Neil McK Pyke Sandra W

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Editore
OUP Canada
Data di pubblicazione
2007
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0195423216
ISBN 13 
9780195423211
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
528
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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