Operations Research Methods

A comprehensive introduction to research methods and best practices for designing,conducting, interpreting, and reporting findings This text is designed to develop in students a passion for conduc

The advent of global environmental change, with all its uncertainties and requirement for long-term prediction, brings new challenges and tasks for scientists, the public and policy makers. A major environmental upheaval such as climate change is likely to have significant health effects. Current mainstream epidemiological research methods do not always adequately address the health impacts that arise within a context in which the ecological and other biophysical processes display non-linear and feedback-dependent relationships. The agenda of research and policy advice must be extended to include the larger-framed environmental change issues. This book identifies the nature and scope of the problem, and explores the conceptual and methodological approaches to studying these relationships, modelling their future realisation, providing estimates of health impacts, and communicating the attendant uncertainties. This timely volume will be of great interest to health scientists and graduat

Discovering Research Methods in Psychology: A Student's Guide presents an accessible introduction to the research methodology techniques that underpin the field of psychology Offers a unique narrative

This volume presents 13 studies that provide concrete and authentic illustrations of self-study as it naturally unfolds across different educational settings. Each chapter provides in-depth descriptio

DNA microarray technology has revolutionized research in the past decade. Initially an application for mRNA expression studies, the technology now has spread to other applications such as comparative

The Second Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods provides students and researchers with the most comprehensive resource covering core methods, research designs, and data col

For many years the Handbook of Methods in Nonverbal Behavior Research (Scherer & Ekman, 1982) has been an invaluable text for researchers looking for methods to study nonverbal behavior and the expre

Illuminating new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social sciences and humanities, this book contains contributions from some of the world's leading experts on qualitat

Tomography provides three-dimensional images of heterogeneous materials or engineering components, and offers an unprecedented insight into their internal structure. By using X-rays generated by synch

A Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Psychology provides instructors with a practical handbook for teaching psychological research methods. The book Discusses in detail many of the challenges and

The field of health psychology has exploded in the last decade due to progress identifying physiological mechanisms by which psychological, social, and behavioral factors can put people's health and w

Social Work Research Methods is a stand alone "how-to" social research text that covers conceptualization, design, implementation, data management, and statistical analysis with comprehensively detail

Donald R. Cooper與Pamela S. Schindler的Business Research Methods是研究方法書籍的長青樹，歷經改版九次而不衰，也可謂企業研究方法教科書中的翹楚。書中除了介紹企業研究所需了解的方法論、研究設計、資料蒐集與分析的技巧外，也教導讀者如何利用網路資源來取得研究所需的素材。相較於坊間的研究方法書籍，本書並不以玄學般的抽象文字來講述相關的理論邏輯或哲學

AECT Design & Development Outstanding Book Award for 2008!Design and Development Research thoroughly discusses methods and strategies appropriate for conducting design and development research. Ri

It is now widely agreed that in latter part of the 20th century sociology has taken a ??~linguistic turn'. One of the approaches to emerge out of the linguistic turn is conversation analysis, which i

An up-to-date guide to seeking, sourcing and sorting information on any topic including how to make use of library resources; and internet research including search engines, blogs, finding reliable a

This text provides a broad and integrative introduction to the conduct and interpretation of scientific research in geography. It covers both conceptual and technical aspects, and is applicable to al

Why Science Matters: Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research rises above standard research methods texts by presenting an up-to-date view of contemporary psychological science as it is cur

Why Science Matters: Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research rises above standard research methods texts by presenting an up-to-date view of contemporary psychological science as it is cur

Using a series of over 40 case studies, this valuable text illustrates the processes and pitfalls involved in evaluating psychological research.Invites students to consider whether the conclusion draw

Using a series of over 40 case studies, this valuable text illustrates the processes and pitfalls involved in evaluating psychological research.Invites students to consider whether the conclusion draw

An award-winning book, Doing Research is a must read. Designed for students across a variety of social science disciplines, it is the first research methods text devoted to conflict analysis and reso

This volume discusses the popularly used cognitive tasks in applied research. The result is a text that will assist researchers from different backgrounds in finding important task-related data. Clin

Includes established theories and cutting-edge developments.Presents the work of an international group of experts.Presents the nature, origin, implications, an future course of major unresolved issue

Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodologic

Fifteen chapters from a variety of methodological viewpoints explore issues in participatory community research, from methodology and power sharing to ensuring that work is sensitive to cultural diffe

Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodologic

This handbook provides faculty, students and researchers in the college environment with alternative methods and approaches for conducting research. Readers will also find advice on research approache

Standardized methods and measurements are crucial for ecological research, particularly in long-term ecological studies where the projects are by nature collaborative and where it can be difficult to

`A sound guide through the complexities of cross-cultural research, written by an international team of first-rate scholars' - Harry C Triandis, University of IllinoisThis comprehensive guide, which c

The Methods and Methodologies of Qualitative Family Research can provide you with a strong conceptual framework for undertaking qualitative research. As it explores inquiry and theory on the cutting e

An applied, one-semester introduction to sampling methods for non-mathematics majors that uses simple numerical illustrations to provide an intuitive understanding of concepts and confirm major results. The text describes various methods for sample selection and estimation including unequal probability sampling and the prediction approach. The accompanying disk contains data files for ten cases and two computer programs- one of which is an interactive DOS program designed to serve as a tutorial by assisting the implementation of sampling formulas. The book is intended primarily for upper-level undergraduate or graduate level students of business, government, health administration, economics, political science and other social sciences. It may also be used as a main or supplementary text in service courses on sampling offered by statistics and math departments.

What are the changes we see over the life-span? How can we explain them? And how do we account for individual differences? This volume continues to examine these questions and to report advances in em

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods provides a state-of - the art overview of qualitative research methods in the business and management field. Bringing together