TY - BOOK AU - Boyle,Michael P. AU - Schmierbach, Mike TI - Applied communication research methods: : getting started as a researcher SN - 9781032288819 (paperback) U1 - C 302.2072 B792 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - New York PB - : Routledge KW - Communication KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - Quantitative research KW - Qualitative research N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 1. Basic Principles of Research and a Guide to Using This Book.-- 2. Basic Concepts of Research.-- 3. Scholarly Research and the Creation of Knowledge.-- 4. Ethical Research.-- 5. Concept Explication and Measu.rement.-- 6. Sampling.-- 7. Effective Measurement.-- 8. Validity.-- 9. Studying People Quantitatively.-- 10. Studying People Qualitatively.-- 10. Analyzing Texts and Other Artifacts.-- 11. Reliability and Subjectivity.-- 12. Descriptive Statistics.-- 13. Estimation and Inference.-- 14. Bivariate and Multivariate Statistics ER -