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This textbook provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to communication research methods. Designed for students who have little or no familiarity with research methods, this book helps them to become more knowledgeable and competent consumers (and producers) of scholarly research and of the everyday research to which they are exposed by the mass media. Praised for its accessible writing and extensive real-life examples, this text takes students step-by-step through the communication research process. Investigating Communication teaches students how communication research is conducted from start to finish, with the text's organization modeled after a traditional research study. By making the material accessible rather than impossible to learn, students become excited about studying research methods.

Table of Contents:
All chapters end with “Conclusion.” Preface. I.CONCEPTUALIZING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. 1.Introduction to the Research Culture. The Importance of Knowing Research Methods. Making Claims and Offering Evidence. Everyday Ways of Knowing. The Research Process. The Importance of Distinguishing Research from Pseudoresearch. 2.Asking Questions about Communication. Defining Communication. What Constitutes Communication Research? Areas of Communication Research. Basic versus Applied Communication Research Topics. Justifying Communication Research Topics. Research Questions and Hypotheses. 3.Finding, Reading, and Using Research. Reasons for Reviewing Previous Research. The Search for Research. Diane F. Witmer, Internet and World Wide Web Resources for Research. How Research Is Presented: Reading Scholarly Journal Articles. Writing a Literature Review. II.PLANNING AND DESIGNING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. 4.Observing and Measuring Communication Variables. Conceptual versus Operational Definitions. Measurement Theory. Measurement Methods. Measurement Techniques. 5.Designing Valid Communication Research. Internal and External Validity. Measurement Validity and Reliability. Threats to Internal Validity. External Validity. 6.Research Ethics and Politics. Ethical Issues in Communication Research. III.METHODOLOGIES FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. 7.Experimental Research. Establishing Causation. Exercising Control in Experimental Research. Experimental Research Designs. Factorial Designs. Laboratory versus Field Experiments. 8.Survey Research. The Prevalence of Surveys. Survey Research Design. Survey Measurement Techniques. Using Multiple Methods in Survey Research. 9.Textual Analysis. Purposes of Textual Analysis. Important Considerations in Textual Analysis. Rhetorical Criticism. Content Analysis. Interaction Analysis. Performance Analysis. Ron Pelias, Performance as a Method. 10.Naturalistic Inquiry. Common Assumptions Guiding Naturalistic Inquiry. Types of Naturalistic Inquiry. The Flow of Naturalistic Inquiry. Collecting Data in Naturalistic Inquiry. Start Making Sense: Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Data. IV.ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING QUANTITATIVE DATA. 11.Describing Quantitative Data. Making Sense of Numbers: Statistical Data Analysis. Describing Data through Summary Statistics. Describing Data in Standard Scores. Describing Data through Visual Displays. 12.Inferring from Data: Estimation and Significance Testing. Estimation. Significance Testing. 13.Analyzing Differences between Groups. Types of Difference Analysis. Advanced Difference Analysis. 14.Analyzing Relationships between Variables. Types of Relationships. Correlations. Regression Analysis. Advanced Relationship Analysis. V.RECONCEPTUALIZING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. 15.Epilogue: Concluding Research. Discussing Research Findings. Appendices. Random Number Table. Chi-Square Table. t Table. F Table. Pearson r Table. Spearman rho Table. Glossary. References. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205198269
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 32
  • Height: 243 mm
  • No of Pages: 528
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: An Introduction to Research Methods
  • Width: 183 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205198260
  • Publisher Date: 03 Dec 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2 SUB
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 29 mm
  • Weight: 940 gr


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