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3 What Groups Do You Want to Study?

  • Richard J. LIGHT , Judith D. Singer and John B. Willett
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE: YOU CAN'T FIX BY ANALYSIS WHAT YOU BUNGLED BY DESIGN v
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  4. CONTENTS xv
  5. 1 Why Do Research on Higher Education? 1
  6. 2 What Are Your Questions? 12
  7. 3 What Groups Do You Want to Study? 41
  8. 4 What Predictors Do You Want to Study? 71
  9. 5 Compared to What? 101
  10. 6 What Are Your Outcomes? 141
  11. 7 How Can You Improve Your Measures? 161
  12. 8 How Many People Should You Study? 186
  13. 9 Should You Try It out on a Small Scale? 211
  14. 10 Where Should You Go from Here? 231
  15. References 245
  16. Index 263
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040267-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE: YOU CAN'T FIX BY ANALYSIS WHAT YOU BUNGLED BY DESIGN v
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  4. CONTENTS xv
  5. 1 Why Do Research on Higher Education? 1
  6. 2 What Are Your Questions? 12
  7. 3 What Groups Do You Want to Study? 41
  8. 4 What Predictors Do You Want to Study? 71
  9. 5 Compared to What? 101
  10. 6 What Are Your Outcomes? 141
  11. 7 How Can You Improve Your Measures? 161
  12. 8 How Many People Should You Study? 186
  13. 9 Should You Try It out on a Small Scale? 211
  14. 10 Where Should You Go from Here? 231
  15. References 245
  16. Index 263
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