Social Research & Statistics

This book introduces researchers and students to the concepts and generalized linear models for analyzing quantitative random variables that have o...

Written by Michael D. Fetters, one of the leading scholars in the field and co-editor of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, The Mixed Methods R...

Methods of Research on Human Development and Families is an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods that teaches students how...

Several decades of psychometric research have led to the development of sophisticated models for multidimensional test data, and in recent years, m...

Mary Lynne Derringtons Qualitative Longitudinal Methods: Researching Implementation and Change addresses the use of the qualitative longitudinal me...

An accessible introduction to statistics written specifically for Education students in the changing educational landscapeGovernment scrutiny and i...

Arts Based Research is ideal for students, researchers, and practitioners. This unique book provides a framework for broadening the domain of quali...

Research with children is an invaluable way to tell their story in their own words. Research documenting ideas about children from parent and teach...

The authors of this book discuss the latest advances in sociology research. Chapters include research on empowering youth who were diagnosed with l...

In 2008 and 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) conducted its second Comprehensive Survey of the American Public (CSAP2), a nationwide survey con...

Welcome to the all-new, revised and revamped edition! Embark on an exciting journey into the future, using trend research as your compass. Take a d...

'Essential reading ... An incisive and urgently needed book' Tim Harford'[An] entertaining introduction to the uses (and misuses) of data ... a pen...

This international, edited collection brings together personal accounts from researchers working in and on conflict and explores the roles of emoti...

From the vantage point of forty years in social research and the study of families, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of how research is c...

Today's social and behavioral researchers increasingly need to know: What do I do with all this data? This book provides the skills needed to analy...

Have you ever wondered how you can research the future? Trend research is a powerful method to detect and recognise change at an early stage. This ...

The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the worlds most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organisation. ...

Today's social and behavioral researchers increasingly need to know: What do I do with all this data? This book provides the skills needed to analy...

Are you struggling with introductory statistics? Are you trying to get ahead in your course, but feel like you're going around in circles? This sho...

Statistics Explained is an accessible introduction to statistical concepts and ideas. It makes few assumptions about the readers statistical knowle...

Studying Cities and City Life is a textbook designed to provide an introduction to the major methods of obtaining data for use when analysing citie...

Applicable for both qualitative and quantitative researchers who work within a critical theory paradigm, Dialectical Research Methods in the Classi...

The SAGE Handbook of Survey Development and Application provides a practical resource that researchers can go to for cutting-edge tools to ensure t...

This book offers a complete, practical guide to doing an intensive longitudinal study with individuals, dyads, or groups. It provides the tools for...

With a new chapter on the literature review, this accessible step-by-step guide to using the five major approaches to research design is now in a t...

For courses in experimental methods and research methods in the social and behavioral sciences This book presents an unintimidating look at the bas...

This accessible and practical textbook gives students the perfect guide to the use of regression models in testing and evaluating hypotheses dealin...

This accessible and practical textbook gives students the perfect guide to the use of regression models in testing and evaluating hypotheses dealin...

Social inclusion is a key outcome measure for health intervention and social services initiatives. However, there is currently no universal global ...

*The top-selling SEM text, extensively revised: 45% new material includes the first primer-level introduction to Pearl's structural causal modeling...