A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Christine Davies

Organisation(s)

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Discipline(s)

, Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Professional Development

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CC BY-NC

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This resource is intended as an easy-to-use guide for anyone who needs some quick and simple advice on quantitative aspects of research in social sciences, covering subjects such as education, sociology, business, nursing. I

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

As stated by the author: “If you are a qualitative researcher who needs to venture into the world of numbers, or a student instructed to undertake a quantitative research project despite a hatred for maths, then this booklet should be a real help”.

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Davies, C. (2021). A quick guide to quantitative research in the social sciences. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/a-quick-guide-to-quantitative-research-in-the-social-sciences/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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