TY - BOOK AU - Foronda, Mercedes A. TI - Criminological research and statistics SN - 978-621-418-146-9 U1 - BFil. 364.072 Second Edition PY - 2020/// CY - Quezon City PB - Wiseman's Books Trading, Inc. KW - Crime -- Research -- Statistics KW - Statistics N1 - Includes references; Criminological Research and Statistics.-- Definition of Research.-- Importance of Research to Human Kind.-- Purposes and Goals of Research.-- Characterizing a Good Research.-- Classification of Research.-- Following the Scientific Method of Research.-- Steps in Making Research.-- Designing the Study.-- Elements of a Research Problem.-- Guidelines in the Selection of a Research Problem or Topic.-- Three (3) Major Research Methods; a. Historical Research, b. Descriptive Research, c. Experimental Research.-- Descriptive Method.-- Ways of Obtaining Descriptive Information.-- The Extent of Use of Descriptive Method.-- Advantages, Disadvantages and Cautions in the Use of Descriptive Method.-- Summary of Descriptive Research.-- Principles of the Scientific Methods.-- Different Types of Papers and Research Reports.-- Purposes in Writing a Term Paper.-- Choosing a Topic for a Term Paper.-- Collect/Gathering Information for the Term Paper.-- Organizing the Materials.-- Writing the Term Paper.-- Revising the Term Paper.-- Research Design.-- Variables in Research Design.-- Hypothesis.-- Chapter 1: The Problem and its Background.-- Chapter 2: The Review of Related Literature.-- Chapter 3: Methodology and Research Design.-- Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data.-- Chapter 5: Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations.-- Sample on How to Prepare Thesis and/or Dissertation ER -