Leedy, Paul D., <br/><br/>
Practical research :  planning and design / 
Paul D. Leedy and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod. 
 - Eleventh edition, Global edition. 
 - 407 pages :  illustrations, ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous edition: 2014. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART I The fundamentals: 1 The nature and tools of research. -- PART II Focusing your research efforts. -- 2 The probelm: the hearth of the research process. -- Chapter 3 Review of the related literature. -- 4 Planning your research project. -- 5 Writing the research proposal. -- PART III Quantitative research. -- 6 Descriptive research. -- 7 Experimental, quasi-experimantal, and ex post facto designs. -- 8 Analyzing quantitative data. -- PART IV Qualitative research. -- 9 Qualitative research methods. -- 10 Historical research. -- 11 Analyzing qualitative data. -- PART V Mixed methods research. -- 12 Mixed methods designs. -- PART VI Research reports. -- 13 Planning and preparing a final research report. -- Appendix A: Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel. -- Appendix B Using SPSS. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781292095875  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q180.55.M4  / L43 2015