e book on research methodology

Research Methodology

Best Practices for Rigorous, Credible, and Impactful Research

Introduction to Research Methods | Research Methods & Experimental Psychology | Research Methods | Quantitative/Statistical Research in Business & Management

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• Comprehensive, ground-breaking coverage of research methods from start to finish by renowned author, editor, and researcher Herman Aguinis.
• Research Methods "Best Practices" , synthesized from decades of work on methodological research, help students and researchers conduct rigorous and impactful research, from picking research topics to disseminating research.
• Systemic chapter formats throughout detail why the particular methodological topic is important and demonstrate that the best-practice recommendations are actionable and implementable.
• Core chapter topics—such as contributing to theory, planning your research, and sampling and measurement— clearly explain basic steps while offering cutting-edge information for experienced researchers .
• Unique chapters on Transparency, Reproducibility, and Replication and Enhancing the Impact of Your Research give time-tested advice on how to best contribute to the body of knowledge in the social and behavioral science.
• Checklists and tables throughout the book help students see best practices at each stage of the research process at a glance.
• The modular approach of this text ensures instructors and readers can cover only the topics most relevant to their students and to themselves, saving time while strengthening their research.
• Author-created summaries of the chapters are available in AI-generated podcasts on the YouTube channel here . 

This is an interesting, fresh approach, describing the development of research methodologies throughout the years… Much better than my current textbook. Verl Anderson Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

This book is easy to read and teach. Students can understand the language and be able to use it with their own research. It is both modern and has history of research within it. Overall, students would benefit in early research to using this book. Mindy Myers Midwestern State University

I can think of no other research methods book I've recently used that devotes this much attention to theory and I think this attention is well-deserved. Ewa Golebiowska Wayne State University

The discussion or parsimony, falsification, and precision within this book are particularly welcomed and map precisely how I teach these topics. Scot Schraufnagel Northern Illinois University

I like that there is a chapter devoted to making connections to theory. This is novel. I have not seen such a chapter in similar texts, and it is important. Often junior scholars ask questions for the sake of simplicity or curiosity but lack the skills to link their inquiries to theory. This chapter is a useful contribution! Rachel R. Tambling University of Connecticut

A high-level but readable textbook presenting research design and methods in an approachable way. The text would be appropriate for graduate level psychology, organizational behavior, or decision sciences courses in research methods. Kristina M. Patterson Georgia Southern University

I would describe this book as a long-form publication that provides knowledge on methodological best practices in social and behavioral science disciplines. The writing is explicit and bridges the gap between knowledge and applicability and presents a comprehensive review of the research process from beginning to end. Meghan Pfeiffer University of Memphis

The text combines research methods and statistics and could work very well for graduate-level programs with combined coursework. Michael T. Moore Adelphi University

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