Handbook of ethics in quantitative methodology / A.T. Panter, Sonya K. Sterba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panter, A. T., author.

Contributor:

Sterba, Sonya K.

Series:

Multivariate applications book series.

Multivariate applications series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantitative research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Quantitative research.

Social sciences--Methodology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (541 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive Handbook is the first to provide a practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific knowledge for eliminating biases. The book uses an ethical framework that emphasizes the human cost of quantitative decision making to help researchers understand the specific implications of their choices. The order of the Handbook chapters parallels the chronology of the research process: determining the

Contents:

section 1. Developing an ethical framework for methodologists

section 2. Teaching quantitative ethics

section 3. Ethics and research design issues

section 4. Ethics and data analysis issues

section 5. Ethics and communicating findings.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-136-88872-1

0-203-84002-X

1-283-10554-3

1-78034-743-X

9786613105547

1-136-88873-X

9780203840023

OCLC:

712040331