Understanding research methods : a guide for the public and nonprofit manager /

Robbins, Donijo.

Understanding research methods : a guide for the public and nonprofit manager / Donijo Robbins. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xvii, 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Public administration and public policy ; 149 . - Public administration and public policy ; 149. .

Table of Contents

Introduction to Research.
The Research Process.
Variable Construction.
Research Ethics.
Research Designs.
Data Collection.
Sampling.
Questionnaire Construction.
Coding and Managing Data.
Descriptive Data Analysis.
Bivariate Statistics.
Communicating Research Results.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781574445855

2008043631


Business--Research--Methodology.
Decision making.

001.42 / ROB