The third edition of this comprehensive guide to research formulation, methodologies, and methods specifically for construction students has been updated throughout and extended in scope to cover many areas of concern in quantitativeand qualitative research, including research ethics. INDICE: Preface to Third Edition.Preface to Second Edition.Part 1 Producing a Proposal.1 Introduction .The concept of research.Classifications of research.Theories and paradigms.Research styles.Quantitative and qualitative approaches.Where to begin.Summary.References.2 Topic for Study .Selection of a topic.Writing the proposal.Summary.References.Part 2 Executing the Research.3 Initial Research .The research process.Theory and literature.Assembling the theoretical framework.Proper referencing.Summary.References.4 Approaches to Empirical Work .Role of experience.Modelling.Simulation.Experimental design.Qualitative approaches.Quantitative approaches.Collecting data from respondents.Summary.References.5 Hypotheses .Roles of hypotheses.Objective testing of hypotheses.Role of sampling.Common statistical measures.Null hypotheses.Validities.Summary.References.6 Data Collection .Data requirements.Sampling.Sample size.Types of data.Obtaining data.Summary.References.7 Data Analysis .Analysing data.Plottingdata.Statistical methods.Non-parametric tests.Parametric tests.Other analytical techniques.Summary.References.Part 3 Reporting the Results.8 Ethics in Research.9 Results, Inferences and Conclusions .Requirements for valid results.Results.Inferences.Conclusions.Summary.References.10 Reports and Presentations .Report production.Communication.Contents of the report.Oral presentation.Summary.Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7790-0
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés