Why a column on research techniques?
Joseph Janes
(Joseph Janes is Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. <jwj@u.washington.edu>)
2024
Abstract
This column begins a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. The process of research is described, and a sample research question is proposed and discussed, emphasizing the importance of definitions is crafting a productive research question. A set of graphical techniques for analyzing data, called exploratory data analysis, is discussed, with special attention given to two particular examples ‐ the stem and leaf diagram and the scatterplot.
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Citation
Janes, J. (1999), "Why a column on research techniques?", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378839910276785
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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