SAGE Research Methods Chapters
It’s easy to get confused with so many ideas, methods and approaches to quantitative research and statistics. Every researcher has their own view of their field and way of writing about it. These book chapters show how different academics have introduced their approach to key topics.
Vogt, W. (2011). Editor's introduction. In W. P. Vogt (Ed.), SAGE quantitative research methods (pp. xx-li). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9780857028228
Millsap, R. E. & Maydeu-Olivares, A. (2009). Preface. In Millsap & Maydeu-Olivares, The SAGE handbook of quantitative methods in psychologyLondon, : SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9780857020994
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Tucker, E., Viswanathan, M. & Walford, G. (2010). Reflections on social measurement: how social scientists generate, modify, and validate indicators and scales. In Walford, G., Tucker, E. & Viswanathan, M. The SAGE handbook of measurement (pp. 1-6). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781446268230
Alkin, M., Alkin, M., Christie, C., Anderson, N., Chen, H., ... & Birkeland, S. (2006). Introduction: the evaluation of policies, programs, and practices. In Shaw, I. F., Greene, J. C. & Mark, M. M. The SAGE handbook of evaluation(pp. 1-30). : SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781848608078
Joye, D., Wolf, C., Smith, T. & Fu, Y. (2016). Survey methodology: challenges and principles. In Wolf, C., Joye, D., Smith, T. W. & Fu, Y. The SAGE Handbook of survey Methodology (pp. 3-15). 55 City Road, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781473957893
Fox, J. (2009). Chapter 1: Matrices, Linear Algebra, and Vector Geometry. In Fox, Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences: A mathematical primer for social statistics Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781412983228
Fox, J. (2009). Chapter 2: An Introduction to Calculus. In Fox, Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences: A mathematical primer for social statistics Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781412983228
