Writing empirical research reports : a basic guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences / Fred Pyrczak, Randall R. Bruce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyrczak, Fred, author.

Bruce, Randall R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing.

Social sciences--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social sciences.

Psychology--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychology.

Psychology--Study and teaching--Problems, exercises, etc.

Social sciences--Study and teaching--Problems, exercises, etc.

Behavioral Sciences.

behavioral sciences.

Psychology--Authorship.

Social sciences--Authorship.

Medical Subjects:

Behavioral Sciences.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

vi, 162 pages : charts ; 28 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Other Title:

Basic guide for students of the social and behavioral scienc

Place of Publication:

Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Publishing, [2007]

Contents:

1. Structuring a research report

2. Writing simple research hypotheses

3. A closer look at hypotheses

4. Writing research purposes, objectives, and questions

5. Writing titles

6. Writing introductions and literature reviews

7. Writing definitions

8. Writing assumptions, limitations, and delimitations

9. Writing method sections

10. Describing experimental methods

11. Writing analysis and results sections

12. Writing discussion sections

13. Writing abstracts

14. A closer look at writing reports of qualitative research

15. Preparing reference lists

References

Appendix A. Checklist of guidelines

Appendix B. Thinking straight and writing that way

Appendix C. The null hypothesis and significance testing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1884585752

9781884585753

OCLC:

95024517