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I. Selecting a Topic A. Choosing a Subject 1. Brainstorming 1 2. Framing an Analytic Question 13 B. Forming an Outline 3. Typical Outlines 23 4. The Roadmap Concept 35 II. Reviewing the Literature A. Tools 5. Reference Search Resources 45 6. Bibliographic Software 63 B. Writing the Review 7. Meta-Analysis 81 8. Format of Your Literature Review 95 III. Developing Your Model A. Specifying Your Model 9. Thinking About Models 105 10. Operationalizing Variables 121 B. Defining the Methodology 11. Research Designs 137 12. Selecting Statistical Procedures 163 IV. Presenting Your Case A. Telling a Story 13. Writing Fundamentals 177 14. Fallacies, Reliability, Validity, Significance, and Association 189 15. Datagraphics 205 B. Data-Gathering 16. Research Ethics 221 17. Data-Gathering Strategies 233 18. Data-Gathering Resources 251 V. Coming to a Conclusion A. The Conclusion 19. Drawing Inferences and Making Generalizations 267 20. Pointing Ahead 279 B. The Dissertation Process 21. The Thesis or Dissertation Committee 289 22. The Thesis or Dissertation Defense 301 VI. Final Topics A. The Humanities and the Natural Sciences 23. Quantitative Research Writing in the Humanities 309 24. Quantitative Research Writing in the Natural Sciences 319 B. Funding 25. Dissertation Grant Programs 337 Index 347