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Workbook - Principles of social research
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Educational objectives
After completing this chapter, you will:
1. be well informed of the nature and significance of the principles of social research;
2. be able to distinguish between the various levels of measurement and their purpose in social research;
3. have a critical understanding of validity, reliability, objectivity and scaling in social research;
4. have knowledge of replication, representativeness and generalisability in social research;
5. have gained skills to apply the principles of social research in real situations.
