Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists

by Jacob Jacoby and James Jaccard

Book Overview

This accessible, hands-on text has now been revised and updated, with expanded coverage of topics including how theory may emerge from exploratory data analysis. The book prepares graduate students, new researchers, and even seasoned investigators to develop their own theories and build on existing ones. Concrete strategies are provided to help readers generate ideas, define constructs, and think through relationships and processes that link...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462542441
• ISBN13: 9781462542444
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.1"