Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: G. David Garson.
• Authors: Garson, G. David
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1: Brainstorming; I. CHOOSING A SUBJECT; A. Brainstorming; 2: Framing an Analytic Question; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FRAMING AN ANALYTIC QUESTION; A. Dimensions of Analysis; B. Analytic Topic Checklist; C . Analytic Research Examples; 3: Typical Outlines; I. FORMING AN OUTLINE; A. Sample Outline; II. STANDARD OUTLINES; A. Standard Outline Elements; 4: The Roadmap Concept; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE ROADMAP CONCEPT; A. Typologies; B. Metaphors; C. Theories; D. Roadmap Checklist E. Chapter Summaries, Transitional Paragraphs, and Abstracts in Your Roadmap5: Reference Search Resources; I. RESOURCES FOR REVIEWING THE LITERATURE; II. SEARCH RESOURCES; A. Literature Search Resources; B. Search Resources Checklist; C. Search Engines; 6: Bibliographic Software; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE; A. How ProCite Works; B. How Reference Manager Works; C. Bibliographic Software Checklist; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE BIBLIOGRAPHY; 7: Meta-Analysis; I. WRITING THE REVIEW; A. Meta-Analysis; 1. Meta-Analysis Schedule 2. Statistical Aspects of Meta..AnalysisB. Meta-Analysis Software; 1. Commercial Software for Statistical Meta-Analysis; 2. Freeware and Shareware for Statistical Meta-Analysis; C. Meta-Analysis Checklist; D. Meta-Analysis Example; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 8: Format of Your Literature Review; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FORMAT OF YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW; A. Literature Review Format; B. Literature Review Format Checklist; C . Literature Review Format Example; D. Reference Style; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 9: Thinking About Models; I. SPECIFYING YOUR MODELS; II. THINKING ABOUT MODELS; A. Conceptual Mapping; B. Formal Modeling II. THINKING ABOUT MODELS CHECKLISTIII. EXAMPLES; A. Original Model Axioms; B. Additional Implied Theorems; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 10: Operationalizing Variables; I. INTRODUCTION; II. OPERATIONALIZING VARIABLES; A. Considerations in Operationalization of Variables; B. Checklist; C . Examples; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 11: Research Designs; I. DEFINING THE METHODOLOGY; A. Research Designs; B. Checklist; c. Software; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 12: Selecting Statistical Procedures; I. INTRODUCTION; A. Selecting Statistical Procedures; 1. Level of Data and Statistical Procedures; B. Statistical Procedures and Their Purposes C . Software for Statistical SelectionD. Checklist; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 13: Writing Fundamentals; I. TELLING A STORY; II. SELECTED GRAMMAR FUNDAMENTALS; III. WRITING FUNDAMENTALS; A. Writing Fundamentals Checklist; IV. RESOURCES ON WRITING FUNDAMENTALS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 14: Fallacies, Reliability, Validity, Significance, and Association; I. THE LOGIC OF THE STORY; A. Fallacies; B. Reliability; C . Validity; 1. Internal Validity; 2. Statistical Validity; 3. Construct Validity; 4. Convergent Validity; 4. Discriminant Validity; 5. Face Validity; 6. Concurrent Validity; 7. External Validity
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 808/.042; Information science; Reference sources; Information science; Reference sources; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482270990; 1482270994
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