Required Text:
Babbie, E. (1998). The practice of social science research (8th ed.). Belmont CA: Wadsworth.
References (Used to prepare class lectures and assignments):
American Psychological Association (1994). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washington: American Psychological Association.
Blalock, H.M., Jr. (1979). Social statistics (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Cramer, D. (1994). Introducing statistics for social science research: Step-by-step calculations and computer techniques using SPSS. New York: Routledge.
Frey, L.R., Botan, C.H., Friedman, P.G., & Kreps, G.L. (1991). Investigating communication: An introduction to research methods. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Grimm, L.G. & Yarnold, P.R. (1995). Reading and understanding multivariate statistics. Washington: American Psychological Association.
Hinton, P.R. (1995). Statistics explained: A guide for social science students. New York: Routledge.
Krathwohl, D.R. (1993). Methods of educational and social science research: An integrated approach. New York: Longman.
Mishler, E.G. (1986). Research interviewing: Context and narrative. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.
Rubenstein, S.M. (1995). Surveying public opinion. Belmont CA: Wadsworth.
Rubin, R.B., Palmgreen, P., & Sypher, H.E. (1994). Communication research measures: A sourcebook. New York: Guilford Press.
Smith, M.J. (1988). Contemporary communication research methods. Belmont CA: Wadsworth.
Tufte, E.R. (1983). The visual display of quantitative information. Cheshire CT: Graphics Press.
Webb, E.J., Campbell, D.T., Schwartz, R.D., & Sechrest, L. (1969). Unobtrusive measures: Nonreactive research in the social sciences. Chicago: Rand-McNally.