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Simple Statistics: A Course Book for the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by Frances Clegg
13 Jan 1983
ISBN-10: 0521288029
ISBN-13: 978-0521288026

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Real world research

ROBSON, C.
2011
Real world research.
3rd ed.
Hoboken, N.J Wiley ; Chichester :
978-1-405-18240-9




Suggested reading
Chapter 10: Surveys and questionnaires p 236-277
Chapter 11: Interviews and focus groups p278-301

Reading and understanding research

LOCKE, L. F., SILVERMAN, S.J & SPIRDUSO, W.W.
2010
Reading and understanding research.
3rd ed
Los Angeles, Calif; London : Sage
978-1-4129-7574-2



Suggested Reading
Chapter 2: When to believe what you read p 23-52
Chapter 3: How to select and read research reports p53-70

How to Write your Undergraduate Dissertation

GREETHAM, Bryan
2009
How to Write your Undergraduate Dissertation
Houndmills,Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
978-0-230-21875-8



Suggested reading
Chapter 5: Doing your research p177-229
Chapter 6: Planning your dissertation p 231-257

Doing Your Social Science Dissertation

BURNETT, Judith
2009
Doing Your Social Science Dissertation
Sage Study Skills Series
London: Sage
978-1-4129-3112-0



Suggested reading
Chapter 1: Ready to do research? p13-35
Chapter 4: What kind of researcher are you? p61-77
Notes: many references to other works to support readers are given in each section

Writing a Built Environment Dissertation: Practical Guidance and Examples

FARRELL, Peter
2011
Writing a Built Environment Dissertation: Practical Guidance and Examples
Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
978-1-4051-9851-6

Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

RUDESTAM, Kjell Erik and NEWTON, Rae R.
2007
Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process
Los Angeles: Sage
978-1-4129-1679-0




Suggested reading:
Chapter 4: Literature review and statement of the problem p 61-85
Chapter 5: The methos chapter p 87-115

Research Methods for Science

MARDER, Michael P.
2011
Research Methods for Science
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-14584-8



Suggested reading
Chapter 2: Overview of experimental analysis and design
Chapter 3: Statistics

Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation

SMITH, Karen
2009
Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation
London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
978-0415467490



Suggested Chapters
Chapter 1: What is a dissertation? page 1-8
Chapter 2: Getting support page 9-23

Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance

OAKSHOTT, Les
2009
Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
978-0230218185

Two chapters to look at
Chapter 4: page 58-76 Collecting data: surveys and samples
Chapter 5: page 77-115 Finding patterns in data: charts and tables

Several others chapters of relevance in this book (see chapters 6-11)

Educational Research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Fourth Edition.

CRESWELL, J. W.
2012
Educational Research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Fourth Edition.
Boston MA: Pearson
978-0-13-261394-1



Use for :
Chapter 2 p59- 79 Identifying a Research Problem
Chapter 7 p204-235 Collecting Qualitative Data
Chapter 8 p236-264 Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data

Further Reading: Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students

NAOUM, S.G.
2007
Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students. Second Edition.
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann
0-7506-8264-7


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Recommended sections or chapters:
Chapter 2, p11 - 17 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
Appendix 1, p 171-186 Examples of dissertation proposals