(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Describes research and writing before the invention of computers, including doing research in a library and using a typewriter. Includes fun facts and a "Blast from the Past" section"--
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Explore the foundations of quantitative research, and learn how to tackle your own quantitative research study.
Quantitative research is a crucial part of academic study and a fundamental scholarly research methodology. In this course, educator Rolin Moe explores the foundations of this methodology to help you confidently tackle your own quantitative research study. Rolin covers the characteristics of quantitative research, and explains how to approach...
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers/Beacon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Describes life before the Internet, including using books to research new information and using magazines or newspapers for entertainment and news. Includes fun facts and a "Blast from the Past" special feature"--
Author
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In school, you will be asked to do research and write up your findings--from a brief summary to long reports. This eBook presents 20 steps for writing clearly, explaining how to organize the research process so writing is easy." --
Author
Publisher
Sage Publications
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Publisher's Description: The Third Edition of the bestselling text Research Design by John W. Creswell enables readers to compare three approaches to research-qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods-in a single research methods text. The book presents these three approaches side by side within the context of the process of research from the beginning steps of philosophical assumptions to the writing and presenting of research. Written in a user-friendly...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"American taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research. By some estimates, half of the results from these studies can't be replicated elsewhere-the science is simply wrong. Often, research institutes and academia emphasize publishing results over getting the right answers, incentivizing poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent...
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
This book is a resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators, the authors present an updated third edition of their classic handbook which explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Where does great physics come from? As a young graduate student, cosmologist Stephon Alexander had a life-changing lesson in the subject. When asked by the legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isham why he had attended graduate school, Alexander answered: "To become a better physicist." He could hardly have anticipated Isham's response: "Then stop reading those physics books." Instead, Isham said, Alexander should start listening to his dreams....
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to mining and analyzing data from social media websites. Combines both practical exercises and conceptual lessons on topics like writing a script to tap into an API and even how to analyze the data of an automated Twitter bot."--
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request