Research methods in librarianship :  techniques and interpretation / 
Charles H. Busha, Stephen P. Harter. 
 - xii, 417 pages :  24 cm 
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<br/><br/>1. Research and scientific method -- 2. Experimental research in librarianship : introduction to experimentation -- 3. Survey research in librarianship -- 4. Historical research in librarianship -- 5. Operations research in librarianship : quantitative approaches to the analysis of management problems -- 6. Additional research methods in librarianship -- 7. Measurement and statistical methods : an introduction -- 8. Graphical representation of data -- 9. Central tendency and variability -- 10. The normal distribution -- 11. Linear regression and correlation -- 12. Statistical significance and hypothesis testing -- 13. The computer and calculator as aids to research -- 14. Writing the research proposal -- 15. Writing the research report 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0121475506 9780121475505 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Library science--Research
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Library science  Research 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z669.7  / B87 1980