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Author Sallis, James E., author

Title Research methods and data analysis for business decisions : a primer using SPSS / James E. Sallis, Geir Gripsrud, Ulf Henning Olsson, Ragnhild Silkoset
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series Classroom companion: business, 2662-2874
Classroom companion. Business. 2662-2874
Contents Preface -- Part 1: Designing the Study -- Chapter 1: Research Methods and Philosophy of Science -- Chapter 2: The Research Process and Problem Formulation -- Chapter 3: Research Design -- Part 2: Data Collection -- Chapter 4: Secondary Data and Observation -- Chapter 5: Qualitative Methods -- Chapter 6: Questionnaire Surveys -- Chapter 7: Sampling -- Part 3: Quantitative Data Analysis -- Chapter 8: Simple Analysis Techniques -- Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing -- Chapter10: Regression Analysis -- Chapter 11: Cluster Analysis and Segmentation -- Chapter 12: Factor Analysis -- Part 4: Reporting -- Chapter 13: Reporting Findings -- Index
Summary This introductory textbook presents research methods and data analysis tools in non-technical language. It explains the research process and the basics of qualitative and quantitative data analysis, including procedures and methods, analysis, interpretation, and applications using hands-on data examples in QDA Miner Lite and IBM SPSS Statistics software. The book is divided into four parts that address study and research design; data collection, qualitative methods and surveys; statistical methods, including hypothesis testing, regression, cluster and factor analysis; and reporting. The intended audience is business and social science students learning scientific research methods, however, given its business context, the book will be equally useful for decision-makers in businesses and organizations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translated from Norwegian
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 15, 2021)
SUBJECT SPSS (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88224991
SPSS (Fitxer informàtic) cantic
SPSS (Computer file) fast
Subject Business -- Decision making -- Research
Business -- Data processing -- Research
Negocios -- Toma de decisiones
Negocios -- Datos-Tratamiento
Business -- Data processing -- Research
Negocis.
Presa de decisions.
Processament de dades.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
Author Gripsrud, Geir, author
Olsson, Ulf Henning, author
Silkoset, Ragnhild, author
ISBN 9783030844219
3030844218
Other Titles Metode og dataanalyse. English