Writing empirical research reports : a basic guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences / Fred Pyrczak, Randall R. Bruce.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pyrczak, Fred
Other Authors: Bruce, Randall R.
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Pyrczak Pub., [2000], ©2000.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Report writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Social sciences > Authorship > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Psychology > Authorship > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Description:vi, 120 pages ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Writing simple research hypotheses
  • A closer look at hypotheses
  • Writing research purposes, objectives, and questions
  • Writing titles
  • Writing introductions and literature reviews
  • Writing definitions
  • Writing assumptions, limitations, and delimitations
  • Writing method sections
  • Writing analysis and results sections
  • Writing discussion sections
  • Writing abstracts
  • A closer look at writing reports of qualitative research
  • References
  • Appendix A. Checklist of guidelines
  • Appendix B. Thinking straight and writing that way
  • Appendix C. The null hypothesis and significance testing.