Evaluating Social Science Research / Second Edition
- 2nd
- Oxford University Press, 1996
- 284
This book provides methods for thinking critically about claims of factual knowledge and drawing appropriate conclusions. Introduction, Scientific and Nonscientific Statements of Fact, Methods of Gathering Scientific Evidence, Evaluating Scientific Evidence: What Conclusions Follow From the Evidence?, Evaluating Scientific Evidence in the Published Literature, Reviewing a Body of Literature: The Problem of Generalization, Asking Answerable Questions and Finding Scientific Evidence, References, Index.