Research
The Practice of Social Research (in Hardcover)
Review “The biggest strength of this book is that it is well written and students find it very approachable. The use of examples is excellent and aids very much in conveying difficult concepts and ideas.””The principle strength of the Babbie text is its balance of technical information and accessibility for students as well as a [...]
Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods (for Kindle)
Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods serves as a guide for those interested in using SPSS software to aid in statistical data analysis. It can be used as a companion to a statistics or research methods course, or a stand-alone guide. The images and directions used in this book come from SPSS version [...]
Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination (for Kindle)
Review `This book can provide an excellent framework for bolstering what is often an experiential process – doing a literature review. It is best seen alongside the supervisor, as a guide, through the multidimensional sea of academic literature’ – British Educational Research Journal `I have been waiting for this book for five years. It sets [...]
Software Product Lines: Research Issues in Engineering and Management (for Kindle)
The software product line strategy has enabled many organizations to improve productivity, reduce time-to-market, and address both mass- and niche markets. A successful product line organization achieves strategic levels of architectural reuse. The topics in this book cover research related to the most important practices in a product line organization. The contributions provide experience-based knowledge [...]
Qualitative Research Design for Software Users (in Hardcover)
“Di Gregorio & Davidson provide an essential guide for qualitative researchers who wish to get to grips with the potential of software packages for handling qualitative data, research design and ethical and privacy issues … The authors open up new ground … by integrating the discussion of qualitative data analysis software into the wider context [...]