Fundamentals of Social Research Methods: An African Perspective

able action allow analysis answer appropriate asked aspects assess become called cause chapter collection compared completed concepts concerns conducted considered countries data collection definition dependent variable detail determine difficult discussed effect error evaluation event example exist experience experimental explanation expressed factors facts focus formulation give given hypothesis identify important independent influence instance interested internal interviewer involved issues knowledge less manager means measure ment method nature necessary objectives observation operational participants particular person planning population possible presented problem programme properties questionnaire questions random reality reason record referred relationship relevant reliability representative research design respondents sample scale scientific scientists selected skills social research sources step subjects techniques theory tion topic understanding units validity values various women