Anyone who wants to learn how to do social research better read this book.Written for the new student and the seasoned researcher alike one is never tooold afte... » 

Anyone who wants to learn how to do social research better read this book.Written for the new student and the seasoned researcher alike one is never tooold after all Seven Rules for Social Research hits that sweet but tillnowneglected spot between overly simplified methods texts and advancedstatistical manuals. Stick with Firebaughs seven rules and you wont gowrong.Dalton Conley New York University A valuable contribution. Firebaughmasterfully surveys a wide variety of key issues at the intersection ofstatistical theory research design and empirical analysis. His book can helpimprove the quality of social scientific research.David Strang CornellUniversity The audience for this book is great. Most graduate programs requiresecond or thirdyear students to write some type of research paper. This bookis perfect for the task.Christopher Winship Harvard University «