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082 _a300.721
_bRES-
245 _aResearch Methodology for Social Sciences/
_cedited by Rajat Acharyya, Nandan Bhattacharya
260 _bRoutledge,
_c2020
_aNew Delhi:
300 _axiv, 268p
504 _ainclude reference (page no.268)
520 _aResearch Methodology for Social Sciences provides guidelines for designing and conducting evidence-based research in social sciences and interdisciplinary studies using both qualitative and quantitative data. Blending the particularity of different sub-disciplines and interdisciplinary nature of social sciences, this volume: Provides insights on epistemological issues and deliberates on debates over qualitative research methods; Covers different aspects of qualitative research techniques and evidence-based research techniques, including survey design, choice of sample, construction of indices, statistical inferences and data analysis; Discusses concepts, techniques and tools at different stages of research, beginning with the design of field surveys to collect raw data and then analyse it using statistical and econometric methods. With illustrations, examples and a reader-friendly approach, this volume will serve as key reference material for compulsory research methodology courses at doctoral levels across different disciplines, such as economics, sociology, women’s studies, education, anthropology, political science, international relations, philosophy, history and business management. This volume will also be indispensable for postgraduate courses dealing with quantitative techniques and data analysis
650 _aSocial Science
_vResearch Methodology
700 _aAcharyya, Rajat
_eeditor.
700 _aBhattacharya, Nandan
_eeditor.
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_cBK