David de Vaus' classic text "Surveys in Social Research" provides clear advice on how to plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises the links between theory and research, the logic and interpretation of statistics and the practices of social research. This sixth edition has been completely revised and updated, and contains new examples, data and extensive lists of web resources.
As well as explaining how to conduct good surveys, de Vaus shows how to become a critical consumer of research. He argues that the logic of surveys and statistics is simply an extension of the logic...
David de Vaus' classic text "Surveys in Social Research" provides clear advice on how to plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises th...
This book shows social science students the importance of attending to design issues when undertaking social research, and is a one-stop critical guide to design in social research that students and researchers will find invaluable.
This book shows social science students the importance of attending to design issues when undertaking social research, and is a one-stop critical guid...
In this novel and refreshing textbook, David de Vaus directs students to the core of data analysis. The book is an authoritative guide to the problems facing beginners in the field. Analyzing Social Science Data guides students in: problems with the initial data; problems with the initial variables; how to handle too much data; how to generalize; problems of analyzing single variables; problems examining bivariate relationships; and problems examining multivariate relationships
The book is a tour de force in making data analysis manageable and rewarding for today's...
In this novel and refreshing textbook, David de Vaus directs students to the core of data analysis. The book is an authoritative guide to the probl...
