Evaluating Social Science Research - Stern, Paul C. 1944-; Kalof, Linda (New York : Oxford University Press, 1996)
1. Scientific and Nonscientific Statements of Fact -- 2. Methods of Gathering Scientific Evidence -- 3. Evaluating Scientific Evidence: What Conclusions Follow from the Evidence? -- 4. Evaluating Scientific Evidence in the Published Literature -- 5. Reviewing a Body of Literature: The Problem of Generalization -- Appendix: Asking Answerable Questions and Finding Scientific Evidence.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Social sciences -- Research; Social sciences -- Methodology