02966cam a22003378i 450000100090000000300050000900500170001400800410003101000170007202000310008903500130012004000290013304200080016205000200017008200350019010000370022524500880026225000190035026300090036926400560037830000460043433600260048033700280050633800270053450400410056150504340060252013770103665000440241365000340245777601370249123296472CSPC20260813162139.0230825s2024 nyu b 000 0 eng  a 2023033512 a9781032624853q(paperback) a23296472 aDLCbengerdacDLCdCSPC apcc00aH62b.J473 202400a300.72bJ559s223/eng/202308251 aJha, Avdhesh S.,d1974-eauthor.10aSocial research methodology :bqualitative and quantitative designs /cAvdhesh Jha. aFirst edition. a2311 1aAbingdon, Oxon ;aNew York, NY :bRoutledge,c2024. axii, 396 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm. atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aFormulating the basis of social research -- Basics of social research -- Directing the social research -- Demarcating the social research -- Hypothesis -- Sampling -- Designing the research -- Qualitative and quantitative research design -- Experimental design -- Quality in measurement -- Conducting analysis in social research -- Statistics in social research -- Concluding the social research -- Reporting the social research. a"This book provides unrivalled coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods, making it invaluable for anyone embarking on social research. Divided into five parts/sections, it introduces tools, techniques, critical aspects, and knowledge of conducting social research, which include a detailed discussion about the basics of social research, social research problem, review of literature, hypothesis, sampling, research design, tools of research, statistics and report writing. The volume helps acquire knowledge, develop an understanding, apply the concepts in social research and curate checklists and rating scales designed to evaluate the statement of a problem, research proposal, hypothesis, different methods of research and writing research reports. It also includes a brief discussion about statistics, the style of reporting and the criteria for evaluating the social research. This book will be a helpful reference/text for graduates, postgraduates, doctoral scholars and all those interested in societal development. It would also be useful to the students, researchers, and teacher of the various social sciences disciplines like psychology, sociology, education, social work, and other allied subjects. It would also be an invaluable companion to professionals and data scientist working in the field of analytics"--cProvided by publisher. 0aSocial sciencesxResearchxMethodology. 0aSocial sciencesxMethodology.08iOnline version:aJha, Avdhesh.tSocial research methodologybFirst.dNew York, NY : Routledge, 2024z9781032624860w(DLC) 2023033513