Chapter Six presents a comparative study of the differentmethods of data collection. Different measurement and scaling techniques, along with multidimensional scaling, havebeen lucidly described in Chapter Five. Chapter Four presents the details of several samplingdesigns. Chapter Three dwells on various researchdesigns, highlighting their main characteristics. ChapterTwo explains the technique of defining a research problem. Chapter One is an introduction, presenting an overview of the research methodology. Regarding the organization, the book consists of fourteen chapters, well arranged in a coherentmanner. It is hoped that the humble effort made in the form of this book will assist inthe accomplishment of exploratory as well as result-oriented research studies. Keeping all this in view, the present book has been written with two clear objectives, viz., (i) toenable researchers, irrespective of their discipline, in developing the most appropriate methodologyfor their research studies and (ii) to make them familiar with the art of using different research-methods and techniques. Themethodology may differ from problem to problem, yet the basic approach towards research remainsthe same. The need, therefore, is for those concerned with research to pay due attention to designingand adhering to the appropriate methodology throughout for improving the quality of research. It may be noted, in thecontext of planning and development, that the significance of research lies in its quality and not inquantity. Thus a great deal of research tends to be futile. But in most cases very littleattention is paid to an important dimension relaing to research, namely, that of research methodology.The result is that much of research, particularly in social sciences, contains endless word-spinningand too many quotations. Severalresearch studies are undertaken and accomplished year after year. Preface to the First Edition ix Preface to the First EditionQuite frequently these days people talk of research, both in academic institutions and outside.
I firmly believe that there is always scope for improvement and accordingly I shall lookforward to received suggestions, (which shall be thankfully acknowledged) for further enriching thequality of the text.Jaipur C.R. I am grateful to all those who have helped me directly and/or indirectly in preparing this revisededition. The other highlights of this revised edition are (i) the subject contents has been developed,refined and restructured at several points, (ii) several new problems have also been added at the endof various chapters for the benefit of students, and (iii) every page of the book has been read verycarefully so as to improve its quality. In this edition a new chapter on “The Computer: Its role in Research” have been added in viewof the fact that electronic computers by now, for students of economics, management and othersocial sciences, constitute an indispensable part of research equipment. The feedbackreceived from different sources has been incorporated.
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