Population Validity of Communication Research: Sampling the Samples.

Lowry, Dennis T.

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ERIC Number: EJ204704

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Publication Date: 1979

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Population Validity of Communication Research: Sampling the Samples.

Lowry, Dennis T.

Journalism Quarterly, v56 n1 p62-68,76 Spr 1979

A study of the reported sampling methods and respondent/subject characteristics in 297 published communication research studies suggests that the vast majority of published communication research literature does not meet minimal scholarly standards for reporting research results. (GT)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Evaluation Criteria, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling, Standards

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Language: English

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