| Using Published Data: Errors and Remedies Contributor(s): Jacob, Herbert (Author), Jacob, Herbert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080392299X ISBN-13: 9780803922990 Publisher: Sage Publications OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1984 Annotation: The apparant authenticity of published data can be as dangerous as it is inviting the author warns. He points out the main problems and analyzes the various ways these problems arise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 300 |
| LCCN: 84050250 |
| Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.42" W x 8.4" (0.17 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The apparent authenticity of published data can be as dangerous as it is inviting. This guide points out the main dangers (sampling errors, measurement errors, and invalid or unreliable procedures) and analyzes the various ways in which these problems arise -- giving numerous examples. Jacob discusses ways to solve these problems, and when no solutions seem available, he suggests appropriate disclaimers. An appendix critically evaluates several useful data sets. This monograph also serves as a general reference volume on how to avoid the pitfalls that researchers often overlook. Its subject is one that should find a place in many more introductory social statistics and research methods texts that it actually does.′ -- T |