Salkind, Neil J. <br/><br/>
Exploring research / 
Neil J. Salkind. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Pearson/Prentice Hall Higher Education,  2012. 
 - xx, 316 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The role and importance of research -- The research process : coming to terms -- Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- Ethics : the basic principles -- Sampling and generalizability -- Measurement, reliability, and validity -- Methods of measuring behavior -- Data collection and descriptive statistics -- Introducing inferential statistics -- Nonexperimental research : descriptive and correlational methods -- Nonexperimental research : qualitative methods -- Pre- and true experimental research methods -- Quasi-experimental research : a close cousin to experimental research -- Writing a research proposal -- Writing a research manuscript. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0136011373 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007052842 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology.<br/>Education--Research--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>150.72  / SAL-E 2012 450319