Cross-cultural research methods /Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember.
Ember, Carol R,
Cross-cultural research methods /Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. - Lanham, Maryland : AltaMira Press, (c)2001. - viii, 164 pages ; 23 cm.
The logic of cross-cultural research -- The research question -- Theories and hypotheses -- The art of measurement -- Minimizing error -- Sampling -- Coding data -- Statistical analysis -- Reliability -- Summing up -- Appendix: Using the Human Relations Area Files.
Cross-cultural researchers describe, compare, and test patterns that occur in different, discrete cultures. In this brief textbook, two of the world's leading cross-cultural researchers describe both the logic of and process of doing research in this tradition. The Embers take the reader through a study, from developing a hypothesis through sampling, measuring, coding, and analysis. They point to the difficulties in developing reliable statements about cross-cultural patterns and how to minimize those difficulties. The authors also offer advice on how to use the Human Relations Area Files-- a worldwide database of ethnographic information-- to conduct cross-cultural studies.
00059346
Cross-cultural studies.
Research.
GN345 / .C767 2001 GN345
Cross-cultural research methods /Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. - Lanham, Maryland : AltaMira Press, (c)2001. - viii, 164 pages ; 23 cm.
The logic of cross-cultural research -- The research question -- Theories and hypotheses -- The art of measurement -- Minimizing error -- Sampling -- Coding data -- Statistical analysis -- Reliability -- Summing up -- Appendix: Using the Human Relations Area Files.
Cross-cultural researchers describe, compare, and test patterns that occur in different, discrete cultures. In this brief textbook, two of the world's leading cross-cultural researchers describe both the logic of and process of doing research in this tradition. The Embers take the reader through a study, from developing a hypothesis through sampling, measuring, coding, and analysis. They point to the difficulties in developing reliable statements about cross-cultural patterns and how to minimize those difficulties. The authors also offer advice on how to use the Human Relations Area Files-- a worldwide database of ethnographic information-- to conduct cross-cultural studies.
00059346
Cross-cultural studies.
Research.
GN345 / .C767 2001 GN345