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guidance in all subject areas Editor:Tony Greenfield, Industrial Statistics Research Unit (ISRU), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Research Methods for Postgraduates brings together guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise, plan and do research from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Table of Contents

About the Author ix

List of Contributors xi

Preface to the Third Edition xiii

Preface to the Second Edition xix

Preface to the First Edition xxi

Part I First Steps 1

1 A View of Research 3
Tony Greenfield

2 The Research Journey: Four Steps to Success 7
Tom Bourner and Sue Greener

3 Managing Your Doctorate 13
Stan Taylor

4 Documenting Your Work 34
Vivien Martin

5 Ethics of Research 46
Tony Greenfield

6 Plagiarism 56
Tony Greenfield

7 Critically Reviewing Your Own Research 60
Tom Bourner and Juliet Millican

Part II Support 69

8 Research Proposals for Funding 71
Lowry McComb

9 Who Can Help? 81
Shirley Coleman

10 Information and Library Services 86
Claire Abson and Alastair Allan

11 Research Methods for Advanced Web Searching 94
Alastair Allan

12 Searching in Unfamiliar Fields 113
Tom Bourner and Sue Greener

13 Sources of Population Statistics 121
Keith Dugmore

14 An Introduction to Bibliometrics 130
Silvia Salini

15 Choosing and Using Software for Statistics 144
Felix Grant

16 Computer Support for Data Analysis 152
Clifford E. Lunneborg

Part III Measurement and Experimentation 157

17 Instrumentation in Experimentation 159
Anand D. Pandyan, Frederike van Wijck and Garth R. Johnson

18 Randomised Trials 171
Douglas G. Altman

19 Laboratory and Industrial Experiments 180
Tony Greenfield

20 Experiments in Biological Sciences 193
Roger Payne

21 Survey Research 202
David de Vaus

22 Theory and Practice of Qualitative Research 214
Irena Ograjenšek

23 Kansei Engineering 231
Lluis Marco-Almagro

24 Principles of Sampling 244
Peter Lynn

25 Sampling in Human Studies 255
Peter Lynn

26 Interviewing 264
Mark Hughes

27 Measurement Error 275
Roland Caulcutt

Part IV Data Analysis 287

28 Elementary Statistics 289
David J. Hand

29 Further Statistical Methods 299
David J. Hand

30 Spreadsheets: A Few Tips 307
Tony Greenfield and Andrea Benn

Part V Special Tools 323

31 The Value of Mathematical Models 325
Andrew Metcalfe

32 Deterministic Models 342
Andrew Metcalfe

33 Stochastic Models and Simulation 357
David Green and Andrew Metcalfe

34 Optimisation 372
Aiden Fisher and Andrew Metcalfe

Part VI Presentation 387

35 Writing the Thesis 389
Tony Greenfield

36 The Logic of a Research Report 400
Tom Bourner and Linda Heath

37 Presenting Data 412
Sue Greener

38 Presenting and Sharing Your Research 419
Sue Greener

39 Reporting Research 429
Iveta Simera and Douglas G. Altman

40 Social Media – How to Make ItWork for You as a Post-Graduate 440
Suzanne Fraser-Martin and Catherine Fraser-Martin

Part VII Next Steps 455

41 Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property 457
Patrick Andrews

42 Career Opportunities 470
Sara Shinton

Index 479

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 14/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118341469, 978-1118341469
      ISBN10: 1118341465
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      guidance in all subject areas Editor:Tony Greenfield, Industrial Statistics Research Unit (ISRU), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Research Methods for Postgraduates brings together guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise, plan and do research from an interdisciplinary perspective.

      Table of Contents

      About the Author ix

      List of Contributors xi

      Preface to the Third Edition xiii

      Preface to the Second Edition xix

      Preface to the First Edition xxi

      Part I First Steps 1

      1 A View of Research 3
      Tony Greenfield

      2 The Research Journey: Four Steps to Success 7
      Tom Bourner and Sue Greener

      3 Managing Your Doctorate 13
      Stan Taylor

      4 Documenting Your Work 34
      Vivien Martin

      5 Ethics of Research 46
      Tony Greenfield

      6 Plagiarism 56
      Tony Greenfield

      7 Critically Reviewing Your Own Research 60
      Tom Bourner and Juliet Millican

      Part II Support 69

      8 Research Proposals for Funding 71
      Lowry McComb

      9 Who Can Help? 81
      Shirley Coleman

      10 Information and Library Services 86
      Claire Abson and Alastair Allan

      11 Research Methods for Advanced Web Searching 94
      Alastair Allan

      12 Searching in Unfamiliar Fields 113
      Tom Bourner and Sue Greener

      13 Sources of Population Statistics 121
      Keith Dugmore

      14 An Introduction to Bibliometrics 130
      Silvia Salini

      15 Choosing and Using Software for Statistics 144
      Felix Grant

      16 Computer Support for Data Analysis 152
      Clifford E. Lunneborg

      Part III Measurement and Experimentation 157

      17 Instrumentation in Experimentation 159
      Anand D. Pandyan, Frederike van Wijck and Garth R. Johnson

      18 Randomised Trials 171
      Douglas G. Altman

      19 Laboratory and Industrial Experiments 180
      Tony Greenfield

      20 Experiments in Biological Sciences 193
      Roger Payne

      21 Survey Research 202
      David de Vaus

      22 Theory and Practice of Qualitative Research 214
      Irena Ograjenšek

      23 Kansei Engineering 231
      Lluis Marco-Almagro

      24 Principles of Sampling 244
      Peter Lynn

      25 Sampling in Human Studies 255
      Peter Lynn

      26 Interviewing 264
      Mark Hughes

      27 Measurement Error 275
      Roland Caulcutt

      Part IV Data Analysis 287

      28 Elementary Statistics 289
      David J. Hand

      29 Further Statistical Methods 299
      David J. Hand

      30 Spreadsheets: A Few Tips 307
      Tony Greenfield and Andrea Benn

      Part V Special Tools 323

      31 The Value of Mathematical Models 325
      Andrew Metcalfe

      32 Deterministic Models 342
      Andrew Metcalfe

      33 Stochastic Models and Simulation 357
      David Green and Andrew Metcalfe

      34 Optimisation 372
      Aiden Fisher and Andrew Metcalfe

      Part VI Presentation 387

      35 Writing the Thesis 389
      Tony Greenfield

      36 The Logic of a Research Report 400
      Tom Bourner and Linda Heath

      37 Presenting Data 412
      Sue Greener

      38 Presenting and Sharing Your Research 419
      Sue Greener

      39 Reporting Research 429
      Iveta Simera and Douglas G. Altman

      40 Social Media – How to Make ItWork for You as a Post-Graduate 440
      Suzanne Fraser-Martin and Catherine Fraser-Martin

      Part VII Next Steps 455

      41 Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property 457
      Patrick Andrews

      42 Career Opportunities 470
      Sara Shinton

      Index 479

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