Evaluating information : (Record no. 15121)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01875cam a2200217 a 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0070343098 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780070343092 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 300/.72 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Katzer, Jeffrey |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Evaluating information : |
| Remainder of title | a guide for users of social science research / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Jeffrey Katzer, Kenneth H. Cook, Wayne W. Crouch |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Fourth edition |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | Boston, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher | McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication or production | [1998] |
| Copyright Date | |
| Year of publication or production | ©1998 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 297 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Section One: Introduction: How does anybody know anything? -- Purpose: what are we trying to do -- Assumptions: what we believe about how we know -- Section Two: Discovery and communication of research findings: where do errors come from? -- Observation: seeing is not believing -- Communication: writing adds other problems -- Interpretation: ... and then you read it -- Section Three: The nature of error: what kinds are there? -- Bias: a systematic error -- Noise: the other type of error -- Section Four: Factually accurate information: can you believe it? -- Subject matter: what is being studied? -- Measurement: how does it size up? -- Description: are the results summarized fairly? -- Relationships: more informative, but more difficult to understand -- Control: rival explanations ... is something else at work? -- Interference: are the results real ... or could thay have been caused by noise? -- Section Five: Useful information: should you apply it? -- Generality: do the results apply to you? -- Being practical: going beyond error -- Section Six: Applications: How to do evaluations -- A step-by-step guide for evaluation -- Questions to ask -- Practicing -- Sample evaluations -- Practice articles -- A final word -- Glossary |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Social sciences |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Social sciences |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cook, Kenneth H |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Crouch, Wayne W |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makurdi Study Centre | Makurdi Study Centre | 03/13/2025 | H62 .K37 1998 | 0006587 | Books |