Criminological research and statistics / by Mercedes A. Foronda

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Contents --Criminological research and statistics --How do you define research --What are purposes and goals of research --How do you characterized a good research --How are research classified --Why should the scientific method of research be followed --What are the steps in making research --Designing the study --What are the elements of a research problem --What are the guidelines in the selection of a research problem or topic --Three major topic --A.Historical --B. Descriptive method --C.Experimental --Why should the scientific method of research be followed --What are the steps in scientific method --What are the different types of papers and research reports --What are the purpose in writing a term paper --How do you choose a topic for a term paper --How do you collect/gather information for the term paper --How to organize the materials --Why and when should the term paper be revised --What is the purpose of the term paper --Research design --Variables in research design --Hypothesis --Statistical treatment of the data --What are the two kinds of statistics used --Designing the study --Statistical test and their uses --Instrumentation --What are the limits and horizons for research criminology --What are the three principal division of criminology --Most important thing ti remember --Research terminology --Exploratory function --Where can we find the sources of related studies and literature --What are the functions of the related literature and studies --Where to locate the sources of the related literature and studies --What is the proper margin and size of the paper for thesis proposals.