This text provides a solid introduction to concepts such as statistical control, mediation, moderation, and path modeling necessary to students taking intermediate and advanced statistics courses across the social sciences.

Agenda setting, practical guide to a popular new interview technique from a world class name in the field. It is the first step-by-step introduction to Dyadic interviews from the perspective of both the interviewer and the interviewee.

This book demonstrates how to estimate and interpret fixed-effects models in a variety of different modeling contexts.

Expert consultant Richard Newton explains how to build a freelance consultant business. Understand how the consultancy market works, how to build your business strategy and define your product offer, how to find and retain customers, and how to develop and continually improve your skills. Discover a wealth of insider knowledge as well as a network of other successful advisors willing to share their stories.

In de scheepvaart- en transportbranche bestaat een grote behoefte aan een overzichtelijken uitgebreid Nederlands-Engels en Engels-Nederlands naslagwerk,waarin vaktermen en idioom zijn vertaald en verklaard. Deze uitgave bestaat uit twee delen. In het eerste deel - het woordenboek - zijn de vertalingen van zowel de traditionele als modernste uitdrukkingen en begrippen opgenomen, zoals die wordt gebruikt in de scheepvaart-,scheepsbouw- en transportbranche.Het tweede deel is een handboek met daa...

In her detailed and down-to-earth style, Zina O'Leary sets out how to approach each stage of your research project; from choosing a research design and methodology to collecting and analysing data, then communicating your results - while showcasing best practice along the way.

This accessible guide provides clear, practical explanations of key research methods in business studies, presenting a step-by-step approach to data collection, analysis and problem solving. Readers will learn how to formulate a research question, choose an appropriate research method, argue and motivate, collect and analyse data, and present findings in a logical and convincing manner. The authors evaluate various qualitative and quantitative methods and their consequences, guiding readers t...

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Offering guidance on doing experiments, this Little Quick Fix helps students select the most appropriate experiment for their research, collect and record their data, minimise error, and ensure their experiment is ethical and reproducible.