{"product_id":"questioning-numbers-karin-wilkins-9780199747399","title":"Questioning Numbers: How to Read and Critique Research","description":"\u003cem\u003eQuestioning Numbers: How to Read and Critique Research\u003c\/em\u003e is a critical companion for students in research methods courses in any of the social sciences. This book helps teach students how to read and critique research that employs numbers in the course of empirical argument. Author Karin Gwinn Wilkins provides a list of guidelines for reading research and also presents a critical approach to judging and using numbers in navigating and changing social worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlluminating the agendas and politics that can inform how research is conducted and interpreted, this text shows readers how to read and critique research contexts, research design, sampling strategies, definitions, research implementation, data analysis, and interpretation. It also provides strong pedagogical support, including key terms, review exercises, and end-of-chapter reflection questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA flexible supplement to more comprehensive research texts, \u003cem\u003eQuestioning Numbers\u003c\/em\u003e helps students to become more critical consumers and producers of quantitative research across the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karin Wilkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199747393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199747399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Karin Wilkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119446126847,"sku":"9780199747399","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37fe45be-bf77-4217-a8c2-cc5e003c29c5.jpg?v=1687409395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/questioning-numbers-karin-wilkins-9780199747399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}