關於這本書:這個第二版已經徹底修訂和更新,並作出了努力,以提高這本書的有用性。在這一版的一個新的章節,計算機:其在研究中的作用已經增加了,以保持事實,計算機現在成為研究設備不可缺少的一部分。這次修訂的另一個顯著特點是,在多個地方對主題內容進行了發展和調整。在各個章節中也增加了新的問題。采用適當的方法是高質量研究的一個基本特征,無論它們與哪個學科相關。這本書提供了方法論研究的基本原則,以便研究人員可以熟悉使用研究方法和技術的藝術。這本書介紹了在社會科學中廣泛使用的幾種定量方法。它涵蓋了相當廣泛的範圍,與研究方法論有關。這些陳述都是既經濟又有說服力的。給出的插圖是有意義和相關的。 The book can be taken as a well-organised guide for researchers whose methodological background is not extensive. The book is primarily intended to serve as a textbook for social science students of all Indian universities. It will also serve as a text for the students of M.Phil, Management, and students of various institutes. It will serve all practitioners doing research of one form or other in a general way. Contents: Research Methodology: An Introduction Defining the Research Problem Research Design Sampling Design Measurement and Scaling Techniques Methods of Data Collection Processing and Analysis of Data Sampling Fundamentals Testing of Hypotheses-I (Parametric or Standard Tests of Hypotheses) Chi-Square Test Analysis of Variance and Covariance Testing of Hypotheses-II (Non parametric or Distribution-Free Test) Multivariate Analysis Techniques Interpretation and Report Writing The Computer: ITS Role in Research Appendix-Selected Statistical Tables.