Research Methodology in the Social, Behavioural and Life Sciences : Designs, Models and Methods.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (412 pages)
Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Some Remarks on the History of Method -- 3 - Graphical Representation of Methodological Concepts -- 4 - Meta Data: Well-Defined Models of Data Sets -- 5 - Experimental Design -- 6 - Clinical Trials: A Statistician's Perspective -- 7 - Cross-Sectional Research -- 8 - Longitudinal Analysis -- 9 - Measurement Models -- 10 - Graphical Modelling -- 11 - Structural Equation MOdelling -- 12 - Graphs, Causality, and Structural Equation Models -- 13 - Meta-Analysis -- Index.
This text argues that the methodology of quantitative research is a unified discipline with basic notions, procedures and ways of reasoning which can be applied across the social, behavioural and life sciences. Key designs, models and methods in research are covered by leading contributors in their field.