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Research Methods for Construction by Richard F. Fellows; Anita M. M. Liu is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Preface to Third Edition . Preface to Second Edition . Part 1 Producing a Proposal . 1 Introduction . The concept of research. Classifications of research. Theories and paradigms. Research styles. Quantitative and qualitative approaches. Where to begin. Summary. References. 2 Topic for Study . Selection of a topic. Writing the proposal. Summary. References. Part 2 Executing the Research . 3 Initial Research . The research process. Initial search. Assembling the theoretical framework. Philosophy and methodology. Theoretical models and constructs. Proper referencing. Summary. References. 4 Approaches to Empirical Work . Role of experience. Research design. Qualitative approaches. Quantitative approaches. Experimental design (including experiments and quasi-experiments). Case study research. Modelling. Simulation. Summary. References. 5 Hypotheses . Essentials of a valid hypothesis. Roles of hypotheses. Objective testing of hypotheses. Role of sampling. Common statistical measures. Null hypotheses. Validities. Summary. References. 6 Data Collection . Data requirements. Collecting data from respondents. Sampling. Sample size. Scales of measurement. Obtaining data. Summ

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Richard F. Fellows; Anita M. M. Liu
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781118915738
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Technology, Stem

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