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David Broska; Michael Howes; Austin van Loon – Sociological Methods & Research, 2025
Large language models (LLMs) provide cost-effective but possibly inaccurate predictions of human behavior. Despite growing evidence that predicted and observed behavior are often not "interchangeable," there is limited guidance on using LLMs to obtain valid estimates of causal effects and other parameters. We argue that LLM predictions…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Observation, Prediction, Correlation
Ting, Carol; Fitzgerald, Richard – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
Contrary to its typical presentation in scientific publications as a certain and linear process, in reality, the experimental method, not least the design aspect of it, requires a great deal of trial-and-error and ad hoc decision-making on the part of the researchers. This uncertain and contingent aspect of research, although little known outside…
Descriptors: Research Design, Logical Thinking, Research Methodology, Ethnography
Günbayi, Ilhan; Sorm, Sath – Online Submission, 2018
The four paradigms are influential philosophical stances applied to advocate social research designs since they have been supported by eight different analytical lenses and had various functions for analysing the research nature as well as social phenomena based on two main analytical approaches, objective and subjective viewpoints. After…
Descriptors: Research Design, Models, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
Rumrill, Phillip D., Jr.; Cook, Bryan G.; Stevenson, Nathan A. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2020
The primary purpose of this book is to offer a broad-based examination into the role of scientific inquiry in contemporary special education. As with the first two editions, which were published in 2001 and 2011, the goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytical fundamentals of social…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Social Science Research, Research Design
Collins, Harry; Evans, Robert – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2017
By distinguishing between a survey and--a newly introduced term--a "probe," we recast the relationship between qualitative and quantitative approaches to social science. The difference turns on the "uniformity" of the phenomenon being examined. Uniformity is a fundamental idea underlying all scientific research but is rarely…
Descriptors: Surveys, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Social Science Research
Gerring, John; Cojocaru, Lee – Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
This study revisits the task of case selection in case study research, proposing a new typology of strategies that is explicit, disaggregated, and relatively comprehensive. A secondary goal is to explore the prospects for case selection by "algorithm," aka "ex ante," "automatic," "quantitative,"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Selection, Research Design, Social Science Research
McBee, Matthew T.; Matthews, Michael S. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
The self-correcting nature of psychological and educational science has been seriously questioned. Recent special issues of "Perspectives on Psychological Science" and "Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts" have roundly condemned current organizational models of research and dissemination and have criticized the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Periodicals, Replication (Evaluation), Hypothesis Testing
Bronstein, Laura R.; Kovacs, Pamela J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
This article briefly chronicles the development of mixed methods research and its use in social work. We then move onto a discussion of terms and designs, reasons for (and for not) using mixed methods. Drawing upon exemplars, we address how to write up a mixed methods study when (1) the sample is single; single for one part, with a subset for the…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Mixed Methods Research, Social Work, Educational Practices
Doherty, David – Journal of Political Science Education, 2011
Experiments provide a simple and engaging framework for familiarizing students with the process of quantitative social research. In this article, I illustrate how experiments can be used in the classroom environment by describing a module that was implemented in four high school classrooms. The module familiarized students with how the scientific…
Descriptors: Research Design, Scientific Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods
Symonds, Jennifer E.; Gorard, Stephen – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010
The classification by many scholars of numerical research processes as quantitative and other research techniques as qualitative has prompted the construction of a third category, that of "mixed methods", to describe studies that use elements from both processes. Such labels might be helpful in structuring our understanding of phenomena. But they…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Social Sciences, Evaluation Methods, Research Design
Cameron, Roslyn – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2010
Mixed methods research has become a substantive and growing methodological force that is growing in popularity within the human and social sciences. This article reports the findings of a study that has systematically reviewed articles from the "Australian Journal of Career Development" from 2004 to 2009. The aim of the study was to…
Descriptors: Research Design, Social Sciences, School Psychology, Vocational Education
Seale, Clive, Ed. – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2012
Clear, coherent and trusted, this book is the perfect guide to the main social research methods in use today. The much anticipated Third Edition of Clive Seale's bestselling title further expands its coverage to provide an authoritative introduction to all of the social research methods used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. Written by…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Rosenthal, James A. – Springer, 2011
Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language. It includes numerous examples, data sets, and issues that students will encounter in social work practice. The first section introduces basic concepts and terms to…
Descriptors: Statistics, Data Interpretation, Social Work, Social Science Research
Teddlie, Charles; Yu, Fen – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2007
This article presents a discussion of mixed methods (MM) sampling techniques. MM sampling involves combining well-established qualitative and quantitative techniques in creative ways to answer research questions posed by MM research designs. Several issues germane to MM sampling are presented including the differences between probability and…
Descriptors: Sampling, Probability, Research Methodology, Research Design
Swaminathan, Hariharan; Rogers, H. Jane – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Statistical reform in school psychology research is discussed in terms of research designs, measurement issues, statistical modeling and analysis procedures, interpretation and reporting of statistical results, and finally statistics education.
Descriptors: Social Science Research, School Psychology, Statistical Analysis, Research Design