{"product_id":"questioning-numbers-how-to-read-and-critique-research-paperback","title":"Questioning Numbers: How to Read and Critique Research - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Wilkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuestioning Numbers: How to Read and Critique Research\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is a critical companion for students in research methods courses in any of the social sciences.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Gwinn Wilkins \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135312793735,"sku":"9780199747399","price":115.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a0a92ef3cb469777cb6d9925160afb61.webp?v=1732648575","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/questioning-numbers-how-to-read-and-critique-research-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}