Foundation of behavioral research : educational and psychological inquiry /
Fred N. Kerlinger.
- London : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1964.
- xix, 739 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface
Part 1; The Language and Approach of science Chapter 1; Science and the Scientific Approach Chapter 2; Problems and Hypotheses Chapter 3; Constructs, Variables, and Definitions Chapter 4; Sampling an Randomness
Part Two Sets, Revelations and Variance Chapter 5; Sets Chapter 6; Relations Chapter 7; Variance
Part Three; Probability and Statistical Inference Chapter 8; Probability Chapter 9; Statistics; Purpose, Approach and Method Chapter 10; Statistics; The Standard Error Chapter 11; Analysis of Variance; Foundations Chapter 12; Analysis of variance ; Factorial Analysis Chapter 13; Analysis of variance ;Correlated Groups Chapter 14; Non parametric Statistics
Part Four. Designs of Research Chapter 15; Research Design; Meaning, Purpose and Principles Chapter 16; General Designs of Research; Poor Designs Chapter 17; General Designs of research; Good designs Chapter 18; Research Design and Applications; Correlated Groups Chapter 19; Research Design and Applications Correlated Groups
Part Five. Types of Research Chapter 20; Ex Post Facto Research Chapter 21; Laboratory Experiments, Field Experiments and Field Studies Chapter 22; Survey Research
Part Six. Measurement Chapter 23; Foundations of measurement Chapter 24; Reliability Chapter 25; Validity
Part Seven. Methods of observation and data collection Chapter 26; Interviews and Interviews schedules Chapter 27; Objective Tests and Scales Chapter 28; Observations of Behavior Chapter 29; Projective Methods Chapter 30; Available materials and content analysis Chapter 31; Sociometry
Chapter 32; The Sematic Differences Chapter 33; Q Methodology Part Eight. Analysis and Interpretation Chapter 34; Principles of Analysis and Interpretation Chapter 35; The Analysis of Cross breaks Chapter 36; Factor Analysis