| Description |
xii, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. A view of research / Tony Greenfield -- Ch. 2. The research process: four steps to success / Tom Bourner -- Ch. 3. Research proposals / David Williams -- Ch. 4. Finding funds / David Williams -- Ch. 5. Ethics of research / Tony Greenfield -- Ch. 6. Documenting your work / Vivien Martin -- Ch. 7. Reviewing the literature: use of library and information systems / Susan Frank -- Ch. 8. Data handling on computers / R. Allan Reese -- Ch. 9. Buying your own computer / R. Allan Reese -- Ch. 10. Who can help? / Shirley Coleman -- Ch. 11. Managing your PhD / Stan Taylor -- Ch. 12. Randomised trials / Douglas Altman -- Ch. 13. Laboratory and industrial experiments / Tony Greenfield -- Ch. 14. Agricultural experiments / Roger Payne -- Ch. 15. Surveys / Roger Thomas -- Ch. 16. Principles of sampling / Peter Lynn -- Ch. 17. Sampling in human studies / Peter Lynn -- Ch. 18. Problems of measurement / Jim Rowlands -- Ch. 19. Sources of population statistics / Tony Rowntree |
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Ch. 20. Instrumentation for experiments / Andrew Penney -- Ch. 21. Interviewing / Mark Hughes -- Ch. 22. Elementary statistics / David Hand -- Ch. 23. Further statistical methods / David Hand -- Ch. 24. Data analysis by computer / C. E. Lunneborg and David Hand -- Ch. 25. Mathematical models and simulation / Andrew Metcalfe -- Ch. 26. Deterministic models / Andrew Metcalfe -- Ch. 27. Stochastic models / Andrew Metcalfe -- Ch. 28. Writing the thesis / Tony Greenfield -- Ch. 29. Presenting your research: reports and talks / Paul Levy -- Ch. 30. Graphical presentation / Paul Levy -- Ch. 31. Protecting and exploiting technology / Edward Nodder and Fiona Dickson -- Ch. 32. Career opportunities / Ralph Coates |
| Analysis |
Research |
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Universities and colleges |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship.
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Graduate students -- Research -- Methodology.
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Report writing.
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Research -- Methodology.
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Study skills.
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Data Interpretation, Statistical [MESH]
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Data Interpretation, Statistical.
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Education, Graduate [MESH]
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Education, Graduate.
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Research Design [MESH]
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Research Design.
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Research [MESH]
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Research.
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Sampling Studies [MESH]
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Sampling Studies.
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| Author |
Greenfield, Tony.
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| LC no. |
97106650 |
| ISBN |
0340646292 (paperback: Arnold) |
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0470236183 (paperback: Wiley) |
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