TY - BOOK AU - Greenfield,Tony TI - Research methods: guidance for postgraduates SN - 0340646292 U1 - 001.42 RES 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - London, New York PB - Arnold, J. Wiley KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. A view of research /​ Tony Greenfield Ch. 2. The research process: four steps to success /​ Tom Bourner Ch. 3. Research proposals /​ David Williams Ch. 4. Finding funds /​ David Williams Ch. 5. Ethics of research /​ Tony Greenfield Ch. 6. Documenting your work /​ Vivien Martin Ch. 7. Reviewing the literature: use of library and information systems /​ Susan Frank Ch. 8. Data handling on computers /​ R. Allan Reese Ch. 9. Buying your own computer /​ R. Allan Reese Ch. 10. Who can help? /​ Shirley Coleman Ch. 11. Managing your PhD /​ Stan Taylor Ch. 12. Randomised trials /​ Douglas Altman Ch. 13. Laboratory and industrial experiments /​ Tony Greenfield Ch. 14. Agricultural experiments /​ Roger Payne Ch. 15. Surveys /​ Roger Thomas Ch. 16. Principles of sampling /​ Peter Lynn Ch. 17. Sampling in human studies /​ Peter Lynn Ch. 18. Problems of measurement /​ Jim Rowlands Ch. 19. Sources of population statistics /​ Tony Rowntree. Ch. 20. Instrumentation for experiments /​ Andrew Penney Ch. 21. Interviewing /​ Mark Hughes Ch. 22. Elementary statistics /​ David Hand Ch. 23. Further statistical methods /​ David Hand Ch. 24. Data analysis by computer /​ C. E. Lunneborg and David Hand Ch. 25. Mathematical models and simulation /​ Andrew Metcalfe Ch. 26. Deterministic models /​ Andrew Metcalfe Ch. 27. Stochastic models /​ Andrew Metcalfe Ch. 28. Writing the thesis /​ Tony Greenfield Ch. 29. Presenting your research: reports and talks /​ Paul Levy Ch. 30. Graphical presentation /​ Paul Levy Ch. 31. Protecting and exploiting technology /​ Edward Nodder and Fiona Dickson Ch. 32. Career opportunities /​ Ralph Coates ER -