INTERNET RESOURCE LINKS FOR RESEARCH METHODS
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GENERAL RESOURCES

	Prof. Babbie's Practice of Social Research companion site
	Prof. Holmes' Research Methods Class Notes
	Prof. Reichel's Research Methods/CJ Educ site
	Prof. Stockburger's Research Methods Site
	Prof. Trochim's Research Methods Knowledge base
	Prof. Dreveskracht's Research Methods Site
	McGraw-Hill's companion website for Research Methods
	Sociological Tour Thru HyperSpace: Research Methods
	CQPress companion site for Political Science Res Methods
	Statistics for Beginners
	UCLA's Statistical Analysis site
	All about Crime Data primer site
	Dr. O'Connor's Crime Analysis Mega-site
	Walter Antoniotti's Business Book Mall, with a Statistics Library

SPECIFIC LINKS USED IN ONLINE LECTURES
Lecture #1: Inference
Characteristics of Quack Theories
Hypothesis Testing and the Principles of Inference
Instructor and Student Tools for Teaching the Concepts behind Statistical Inference
Logic of Inference and the Central Limits Theorem
Sci.Skeptic's FAQ on Scientific Method and Occam's Razor
Lecture #2: Hypotheses
Advice on Formulating a Hypothesis
A pdf file on Hypothesis Formulation
Examples of Critiquing a Hypothesis
Powerpoint Slide Show comparing Hypotheses and Research Questions
Lecture #3: Sampling
PowerPoint Slide Show on the Principles of Sampling
Prof. Trochim's Notes on Sampling
Lecture #4: Measurement
A Different (Critical) View of Reliability and Validity
A Sample Test with Answers shown on Reliability and Validity
Examples of Levels of Measurement
Instrument Reliability: An Overview
Reliability, Validity, and Correlation
Prof. Clark's notes on Levels of Measurement
Prof. Trochim's notes on Reliability and Validity
Lecture #5: Scales and Indexes
Babbie's Online Practice Quiz on Scales and Indexes
Guidelines for Writing Likert-type Scales and avoiding No-Response items
Item Analysis and Reliability
List of Tests, Scales and Indexes in the Mental Measurements Yearbook
Prof. Trochim's Lecture Notes on Scaling
SPSS Online Tutorial
Statistics associated with Scales and Measures
The Factor Analysis Glossary
The Cluster Analysis Algorithms
Lecture #6: Experimental Design
Advances in Quasi-Experimentation
Definitions of Experimental Design Terms
Examples of Correlational vs. Experimental Studies
Factors Jeopardizing Experimental Research Designs
Lecture #7: Surveys
Approaches to Developing Questionnaires
Best Practices for Survey and Public Opinion Research
Glossary of Survey Research Terms
Questionnaire and Survey Design
Megasite for Ratings of Survey Research Centers 
The Sociology of Questionnaire Design
Lecture #8: Data Analysis
Click and Learn Regression (Demo)
How to Interpret an ANOVA Table
How to Prove Things with Data Analysis
Pitfalls of Data Analysis
Statistical Animations and Sound Clips
Understanding Correlation
Lecture #9: Qualitative Methods
Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
A Participant Observation Study of Sense of Community
A Participant Observation Study of Needle Sharing among Heroin Addicts
An Urban Ethnography of Latino Street Gangs
An RFP for Research on Natural Experiments with Immigration
A web page by one of Harold Garfinkel's students
Computer Programs Used in Modern Ethnography
How to Write Up a Qualitative Research Report
Qualitative Methods Workbook on Dramaturgical Interviewing
Qualitative Research Resources on the Web
Summary of Rosenhan's On Being Sane in Insane Places
Lecture #10: Research Ethics
Code of Ethics: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Code of Ethics: American Anthropological Association
Code of Ethics: American Association of Public Opinion Research
Code of Ethics: American Political Science Association
Code of Ethics: American Psychological Association
Code of Ethics: American Sociological Association
Code of Ethics: Australian Society of Criminology
Code of Ethics: British Society of Criminology
Code of Federal Regulations
COSSA
ICPSR
Important Documents in the History of Research Ethics
NIJ Research Grant Forms, FAQs, and Instructions
On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
Partial List of Criminology/Criminal Justice Journals
Partial List of Think Tanks in Criminal Justice
Lecture #11: Program Evaluation
American Evaluation Association
An Introduction to Outcome Measurement
Association for Public Policy Analysis
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
BJA Evaluation Website
Evaluation Clearinghouse of Web Resources
Glossary of Evaluation Terminology
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
HHS Planning and Evaluation Division
Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center
Juvenile Justice Evaluation Needs
Kennedy School of Government Guidebook for Policy Analysis
NC Governor's Crime Commission Website
NIJ and NIJ-related sites
Planning, Budgeting, Evaluating, and Fundraising for Small Nonprofits
Resources for Methods in Evaluation
UNC Dept. of Public Policy Analysis

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