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Maggetti, Martino.

Designing research in the social sciences / Martino Maggetti, Fabrizio Gilardi Claudio Radaelli. - Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2013. - 185 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.

1. Social sciences and research design
2. Conceptual analysis
3. Causal analysis
4. Statistical research designs for causal inference
5. Temporality
6. Heterogeneity
7. Interdependence
8. Conclusions: Connecting the dots.

This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a research design, and discuss the trade-offs that researchers have to make when considering issues such as: causality; Read more...

ISBN: 9781849205009 (hbk.) 1849205000 (hbk.) 9781849205016 (pbk.) 1849205019 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Dewey Class. No.: 300.72 / MAG