The book considered a "necessity" by many social science researchers and their students has been revised and updated while retaining the features that made it so useful. The emphasis in this new edition is on the tools graduate students and more advanced researchers need to conduct high quality research.

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Provides step-by-step instruction for students' research training by beginning with how to find a creative idea, a middle-range theory, and initial hypothesis and proceeds through design, proposal, collection and analysis of data followed by writing, reporting and publication
Section on scales and indices are organized so that readers can quickly locate and find the type of scale or index in which they may be interested
All sections are now followed by useful and well-considered reference sections so that readers can read more about each topic
Includes updated coverage on new scales, internal and external validity, and new analytic techniques with extensive references on each
Presents extensive coverage of how to prepare manuscripts for publication, including a list of all journals covered by Sociological Abstracts along with the editorial office address and URL for each entry
Discusses the importance of policy research with presentation and discussion of specific models as an adjunct to both applied and basic research techniques
Provides extensive coverage of funding opportunities including those offered by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and a directory of private funding sources including relevant contact information