Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners /
Ranjit Kumar.
- Fifth edition.
- xxi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Previous edition: 2014. Includes Internet access.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research: A way of thinking -- Research process: a quick glance -- Formulating a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- Step II: Conceptualising a research design -- Research design -- Selecting a study design -- Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales -- Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Step IV: Selecting a sample -- Selecting a sample -- Step V: Writing a research proposal -- Step VI: Collecting data -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Step VII: Processing and displaying data -- Processing data -- Displaying data -- Step VIII: Writing a research report.