Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Written in Russ Bernards unmistakable conversational style, his guide has launched tens of thousands of students into the fieldwork enterprise with a combination of rigorous methodolog…
This text argues that the methodology of quantitative research is a unified discipline with basic notions, procedures and ways of reasoning which can be applied across the social, behavioural and life sciences.
This text argues that the methodology of quantitative research is a unified discipline with basic notions, procedures and ways of reasoning which can be applied across the social, behavioural and life sciences.
This book introduces the core academic skills students need to learn effectively in the area of sciences or technology, and to prepare them for success in their (science) university science studies. It focuses on three key skills areas: research, argumentation and critical analy…
Social science data analysts have long considered the mediation of intermediate variables of primary importance in understanding individuals’ social, behavioural and other kinds of outcomes. In this book Dawn Iacobucci uses the method known as structural equation modeling (SEM) …
This text explores even the fundamental assumptions underlying mediation analysis and describes options for analyzing mediation data as well as providing syntax for a widely available and popular computer program so users can begin implementing mediation ideas immediately on the…
This features integrated, up-to-date coverage of current topics and industry trends, while preserving the core concepts that have made the text the market leader in this course for over a decade. Stevenson's careful explanations and approachable format support students in unders…
The modern ecologist usually works in both the field and laboratory, uses statistics and computers, and often works with ecological concepts that are model-based, if not model-driven. How do we make the field and laboratory coherent? How do we link models and data? How do we us…
Each chapter of this handbook covers a methodological topic, with equal attention being paid to established theory and the challenges facing methodologists as they address new research questions using that particular methodology.
Each chapter of this handbook covers a methodological topic with equal attention being paid to established theory and the challenges facing methodologists as they address new research questions using that particular methodology.
This comprehensive book presents an accessible guide to Risk Management and Trading applications for the Electricity Markets in a practical manner. Various methodologies developed over the last few years are considered and current literature is reviewed. Fiorenzani emphasizes th…