Strategies to Approximate Random Sampling and Assignment (Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods) - Couverture souple

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Dattalo, Patrick

 
9780195378351: Strategies to Approximate Random Sampling and Assignment (Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods)
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ISBN 10 : 0195378350 ISBN 13 : 9780195378351
Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2009

Synopsis

Random sampling and random assignment are considered by many researchers to be the definitive methodological procedures for maximizing external and internal validity. However, there is a daunting list of legal, ethical, and practical barriers to implementing random sampling and random assignment. While there are no easy ways to overcome these barriers, social workers should seek and utilize strategies that minimize sampling and assignment bias. These methodological and statistical strategies form the book's core. In step-by-step chapters liberally illustrated with examples using a variety of software packages, Dattalo guides readers in selecting and implementing an appropriate strategy. Readers will gain confidence in using such techniques as exemplar sampling, sequential sampling, randomization tests, multiple imputation, mean-score logistic regression, partial randomization, constructed comparison groups, instrumental variables methods, and propensity scores. Each approach will be cataloged in such a way as to highlight its underlying assumptions, implementation strategies, and strengths and weaknesses. Screen shots, annotated resources, and a companion website make this a valuable tool for students, teachers, and researchers seeking a single source that provides a diverse set of tools that will maximize a study's validity when random sampling and random assignment are neither possible nor practical.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Dattalo, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, USA
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195378350
ISBN 13 
9780195378351
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
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