TY - BOOK AU - Salkind, Neil J. AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 0130831549 (paperbound) SN - 2 PY - 2000///;copyright 2000.46 CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Research;Methodology.;Research;Methodology KW - Psychology;Education N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index; The role and importance of research -- The research process: coming to terms -- Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- Sampling and generalizability -- Measurement, reliability, and validity -- Methods of measuring behavior -- Data collection and descriptive statistics -- Introducing inferential statistics -- Nonexperimental research methods -- Experimental research methods -- Quasi-experimental research: a close cousin to experimental research -- Writing a research proposal -- Writing a research manuscript; 5 ER -