TY - BOOK AU - HARDY,MELISSA AU - BRYMAN,ALAN TI - HANDBOOK OF DATA ANALYSIS SN - 0-761-96652-8 U1 - 300.72/HAR/BRY PY - 2004/// CY - LONDON PB - SAGE PUBLICATION N1 - REF/ N2 - This book provides a first-class, reliable guide to the basic issues in data analysis, such as the construction of variables, the characterization of distributions and the notions of inference. Scholars and students can turn to it for teaching and applied needs with confidence. No other book provides a better one-stop survey of the field of data analysis. In 30 specially commissioned chapters the editors aim to encourage readers to develop an appreciation of the range of analytic options available, so they can choose a research problem and then develop a suitable approach to data analysis; DATA ANALYSIS,SOCIAL SCIENCES,RESEARCH,STAT5ISTICAL METHODS,QUALITATIVE RESEARCH,MATHEMATICAL MODELS ER -