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Writing up quantitative research in the social and behavioral sciences /
"The Teaching Writing series publishes user-friendly writing guides penned by authors with publishing records in their subject matter. Infused with multidisciplinary examples, humor, and a healthy dose of irreverence, Fallon helps emerging researchers successfully navigate the intellectual and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rotterdam :
Sense Publishers,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Teaching writing (Sense Publishers) ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR WRITING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; CHAPTER 1: METHODOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION; FORMS OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; Content Analysis; Primary Data Collection; Secondary or Archival Data Analysis; THE DEFINITIONAL HIERARCHY; TYPES OF VARIABLES; Measured and Manipulated Variables; Extraneous Variables; VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY; Validity; Reliability; SUMMARY AND PRACTICE; NOTES; CHAPTER 2: STATISTICAL ELEMENTS OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION.
- QUANTITATIVE PROPERTIES OF VARIABLESDESCRIBING YOUR DATA; Frequencies; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Dispersion; FITTING STATISTICAL MODELS TO YOUR DATA; Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST); Estimating Error; EXAMINING THE STRENGTH OF YOUR MODEL; SUMMARY AND PRACTICE; NOTES; CHAPTER 3: SUCCESSFULLY WRITING ABOUT QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH (OR ANYTHING); INTRODUCTION; MINDSET; Truth: Writers Improve their Skills through Deliberate Practice; Myth: Good Writers "Get It Right" The First Time; Truth: Good Writers Revise, Revise, and Revise Some More.
- Myth: Good Writers Wait for Inspiration to Hit Before Starting to WriteTruth: Good Writers Schedule their Writing Time and Stick to their Schedule; Myth: Good Writers Sound Smart; Truth: Good Writers Work to Make their Prose Accessible and Engaging; Myth: Good Writers Do Not Share their Writing with Others; Truth: Good Writers Actively Seek and Process Feedback to Improve their Writing; THE RULES; Rule #1: Learn the Major Sections of the Report with Your Bare Hands; Rule #2: Write to Learn. Then Write to Teach; Rule #3: Report, Support, Do Not Distort; Rule #4: Collect and Connect the Dots.
- Rule #5: Write for Your Audience (Which is categorically not Wikipedia)Rule #6: Seek Ye the 3 C's
- Clear, Concise, Coherent; Rule #7
- Language!; Rule #8
- Formatting is a Royal Pain in the Bleep, But it Matters; WRITING BUILDS CHARACTER; SUMMARY AND PRACTICE; NOTES; SECTION 2: WRITING A QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT; CHAPTER 4:WHAT QUESTION DID YOU ASK?: And Why Should Anyone Care?; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS THE CORE PROBLEM OR PHENOMENON YOU HAVE STUDIED?; HOW WILL YOU HOOK YOUR READER?; WHAT HAVE OTHER RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS LEARNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE?
- WHAT IS NOT KNOWN ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM OR PHENOMENON AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO FILL THIS GAP IN OUR KNOWLEDGE?WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WILL HAPPEN AND WHY?; A NOTE ABOUT VERB TENSE; QUESTIONS ACROSS SECTIONS; SUMMARY; NOTES; CHAPTER 5: WHAT DID YOU DO?; INTRODUCTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; What Did You Sample?; How Did You Operationalize Your Variables?; How Did You Collect Data?; SECONDARY OR ARCHIVAL DATASETS; Who (or What) Did You Sample?; How Did You Operationalize Your Variables?; How Did You Collect Data?; PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS; Who Did You Sample?