books about: methodology     books:       The Practice of Social Research13 reviews Earl R. Babbie Wadsworth Publishing, 2006 Easy Read! I bought this book for a research class. I found the chapters were fun and easy to read and understand the material. Plus up-to-date events used as samples in the book.             Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice (3rd Edition) (Foundations Of Clinical Research)6 reviews Leslie Gross Portney, Mary P. Watkins Prentice Hall, 2008 User-friendly and well-organized This is a book that I have used often through my graduate career. It served as a great textbook for a course I was taking and as supplementary material for other other courses on Statistics, Design and Research Methods. Well-organized and easy-to-read, it has become my first line-of-defense for all things related to research design. It covers the material in adequate detail so you have a good ...             Statistics for Business and Economics (with CD-ROM)4 reviews David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, ... South-Western College Pub, 2007 decent stat book Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1HTD6NMK6E1E2 This is one of the better textbooks I have on the subject. One will have to put the time in but the book does a good job explaining concepts. If I may suggest something that has helped my studies greatly, a little book called Don't Like to Read, Then Don't, Listen!: How to Turn Any Type of Text Into Audio Files That ...             Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Edition)20 reviews John O. Cooper, Timothy E. Heron, ... Prentice Hall, 2007 Amazing Text This text is spectacular. This edition is a triumph. I was a bit dubious when the forward obliquely compared this book to The Beatles (The White Album), but have become more sympathetic to the perspective as I have spent more time with it. Cooper/Heron is simply the book to use in studying Applied Behavior Analysis. It's not chummy or dated like some texts of 70s (an effort to reduce the response ...             Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches26 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 2008 Reviewing Service Excellent service. Received book next day and a cheaper price than the University's bookstore at a better price.             Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (3rd Edition)3 reviews John W. Creswell Prentice Hall, 2007 Creswell's Educational Research Creswell's third edition is a helpful reference for both graduate students and practitioners who are interested in conducting quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research. This book provides step-by-step methods in data collection and analysis, helping one avoid common mistakes in research, and helping one increase the reliability and validity of a study. In this book, a discussion of ...             Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th Edition)12 reviews Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne E. Ormrod Prentice Hall, 2004 Fantastic An absolute must for anyone who is getting started for the first time on writing a thesis or completing a major project. It breaks down the research process into manageable steps and explains them in plain language. It is targeted at the first time researcher but is also a valuable reference at later stages of the research and reporting writing processes. It has made researching my own project a ...             The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)5 reviews Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, ... University Of Chicago Press, 2008 Excellent resource Although there are many books on writing research or term papers, I have not found anything else which brings together material on planning, reasoning and writing the research paper as well as this book. Ignore any reviewers who make this book out to be a simplistic text. It is an excellent work on well reasoned writing that even most graduate students can benefit greatly from reading. As a ...             Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice (Nursing Research (Polit))9 reviews Denise F Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 Excellent Just what I needed for my master's course, and it was less expensive than the university bookstore!             Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Science6 reviews Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau Wadsworth Publishing, 2007 Good and easy to understand statistics book I had to get this book for my statistics class. I am not good at math but this book is written well enough that I was able to get a great grade on a test. I am pretty happy with this book :) Maggie (Frankfort, IL)             The Basics of Social Research3 reviews Earl R. Babbie Wadsworth Publishing, 2007 Complete, Easy to Understand, and even...Entertaining I really have to compliment Babbie on taking a potentially dry subject and making it fun. Not only is this book a very complete and easy to understand introduction to research methods, but it is also, at times, downright funny. I highly recommend this book. I gained a deeper understanding of research methods by reading The Basics of Social Research and Babbie's unique writing style made me ...             Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges31 reviews Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner Thomson West, 2008 The Bible of Brief Writing I'll be brief (no pun intended). If you are a lawyer or law student who wants to write better and more persuasive briefs - buy or borrow this book! I've completely changed my legal writing style after reading Judge Scalia and Garner's book.             The Craft of Research, 2nd edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)43 reviews Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, ... University Of Chicago Press, 2003 A Must Have! As a seminary student in the midst of a master's thesis, 'The Craft' is a joy. It is helpful, and both easy to navigate and understand.             Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods14 reviews Michael Quinn Patton Sage Publications, Inc, 2001 As good as it gets for a qualitative research text I purchased this book for a graduate level qualitative research methods course. The book is well written and will be an important reference in the future. Patton's writing style is engaging and he uses examples throughout the text. He is a well known qualitative researcher who has valuable experience in the subject matter. I would highly recommend this text to those interested in learning ...             The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, A Student's Guide to Techniques22 reviews James W. Zubrick Wiley, 2007 A fantastic little book for students enrolled in organic chem. This small book was a requirement in my organic chemistry lab last year. Unfortunately, I think I'm the only one who actually read it. Had others cracked the binding a few times I imagine there would have been fewer exploding flasks and spilled beakers. This awesome little text explains (with humor) the best ways to set up apparatus for experiments, to avoid explosions, and to get in and out of ...             Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics9 reviews Neil J. Salkind Sage Publications, Inc, 2007 Great Experience The book was brand new and arrived very promptly! The only thing I would caution you when buying this book, is that is does NOT include the CD with it...so research a little further before purchasing. Overall, great experience and a great book!             Dissertations And Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology And Related Fields18 reviews John D. Cone, Sharon L. Foster American Psychological Association (APA), 2006 Excellent Dissertations And Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology And Related Fields This book arrived in perfect condition and within a reasonable time frame. I am impressed!!!             Research In Psychology: Methods and Design1 review C. James Goodwin Wiley, 2007 Great Reference Text... I used this textbook in my Research Methods course. It has clear explanations backed up by many examples. Very helpful! I'll be using it over and over as a reference in further research!             Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches13 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 2006 basic foundation for beginning research students This book is helpful in explaining the different approaches to qualitative methods. The comparison charts in the book helps you to compare and contrast against the methods and helps in choosing a method to undertake your research study.             The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark396 reviews Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan Ballantine Books, 1997 Changed my live and views! I love you Carl! This one book helped me to reject 9 years worth of silly occult beliefs. I suppose I didn't 100% believe them, but they were things I wanted to believe. I knew that this book would change me and for awhile I was even nervous to read it, but a few months ago, my time had come. 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