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Book of the month
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Excel 2010 Edition (Third Edition)
Neil J. Salkind presents an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. Researchers and students who find themselves uncomfortable with the analysis portion of their work will appreciate this book's unhurried pace and thorough, friendly presentation. Salkind begins the Excel version with a complete introduction to the software, and shows the students how to install the Excel Analysis ToolPak option (free) to earn access to a host of new and very useful analytical techniques.
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Journal article of the Month
Methodological Innovation and Research Ethics: forces in tension or forces in harmony?
Melanie Nind, Rose Wiles, Andrew Bengry-Howell, Graham Crow (University of Southampton, UK).
This article is an exploration of the tensions inherent in the interaction between ethics and methodological innovation. The authors focus on three cases of innovation in qualitative research methods in the social sciences: netnography, child-led research and creative research methods.
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