Social Research Methodology: A Critical Introduction Book

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1 Overview of the book 1

2 Instruments and instrument design 24

3 Controlled experiments 59

4 More naturalism in experiments 85

5 Computer simulations and complexity theory 111

6 Sample surveys and statistical representativeness 129

7 Natural experiments 158

8 Controlling for time in natural experiments 183

9 Using administrative data in research 196

10 Questions and answers 208

11 Analysing the results of qualitative interviews 239

12 Observing naturally occurring events 268

13 Analysing written documents 295

14 Evaluative and emancipatory research 322

15 Systematic reviews, meta-analysis and synthesis from diverse sources 344

16 Research ethics 365

References 391

Index 419