Do your results mean something - or not? How can you measure it? Breaking it down into three building blocks, this Little Quick Fix shows students how to master hypothesis testing, normal distribution and p values.

An encyclopedic introduction to research, showing students how to think about every stage of their project and equipping them with the tools they need to understand different research processes.

Created by the combined experience of a leading social scientist and the chief executive of a major international research development institution, this book will be a standard work of reference for new research leaders, in any discipline or country, looking for help and inspiration.

This exciting new text helps researchers to successfully understand and achieve impact in their research, and to demonstrate this impact in order to secure funding and to show excellence in REF

A hands-on, start-to-finish guide to qualitative research, showcasing the complexities and interrelationships of different methods and strategies, taking a flexible, cyclical view of research, rather than a linear one.

This concise and practical guide explores the use of focus groups as a method for conducting research in a business and management Masters dissertation.

A self-help DIY book for doing research - tells the reader everything they need to know to do research, and to understand others' research.

This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of qualitative research methods, specifically compiled for this market.

Drawing on recent "event history" analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering and sociology, this book explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths, crimes, wars, and many other human-related events.