This section will contain reference sources. These can help you understand confusing topics or explore them in more depth. It is almost guaranteed that the second source you read will be so much better than the first. I encourage you to poke around the different options.
We may be using some specific sections of some of these.
General Methods
Bhattacherjee, A. (2012). Social science research: Principles, methods, and practices (Second edition).
Blackstone, A. Book: Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (Blackstone). (2019, February 18). Social Sci LibreTexts. https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Research_Methods/Book%3A_Principles_of_Sociological_Inquiry__Qualitative_and_Quantitative_Methods_(Blackstone)
DeCarlo, M., Cummings, C., & Agnelli, K. (2020). Graduate research methods in social work. Open Social Work. https://viva.pressbooks.pub/mswresearch/
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods + Polimetrics – An Open Education Resource Textbook + Workbook. (n.d.). Retrieved July 13, 2023, from https://ipsrm.com/
Horne, C. (2018). A quick, free, somewhat easy-to-read introduction to empirical social science research methods. Open Educational Resources. https://scholar.utc.edu/oer/1
Huntington-Klein, N. (n.d.). Introduction | The Effect. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://theeffectbook.net/introduction.html
Jenkins-Smith, H., Ripberger, J., Copeland, G., Nowlin, M., Hughes, T., Fister, A., & Wehde, W. (n.d.). Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration: 4th Edition With Applications in R. Retrieved July 13, 2023, from https://bookdown.org/josiesmith/qrmbook/
Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I.-C. A., Cuttler, C., & Leighton, D. C. (2019). Research Methods in Psychology. Kwantlen Polytechnic University. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HF7DQ
Mauldin, R. L. (2020). Foundations of Social Work Research. Mavs Open Press. https://uta.pressbooks.pub/foundationsofsocialworkresearch/
Trochim, W. M. K. (n.d.). Research Methods Knowledge Base. Retrieved July 13, 2023, from https://conjointly.com/kb/
Wills, E. R., Introductory Research Methods Lectures—YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved July 13, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL801cq38MSpkiOFCwy7k3zEj82VL5cMVB
Statistics
Alexander, R. (2022, September 28). Telling Stories with Data. https://tellingstorieswithdata.com/
Cunning, S. Causal Inference The Mixtape. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://mixtape.scunning.com/
McConville, C. I. and A. Y. K. F. by K. S. (n.d.). Statistical Inference via Data Science. Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://moderndive.com/
OpenIntro Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://www.openintro.org/book/os/
Navarro, D., Learning Statistics with R. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://learningstatisticswithr.com
Wickham, H., Cetinkaya-Rundel, M., & Grolemund, G. (n.d.). R for Data Science (2e). Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://r4ds.hadley.nz/
Qualitative Methods
Qualitative Methods Workbook. (n.d.). Retrieved August 25, 2023, from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/qualmeth.html
Sangasubana, N. (2014). How to Conduct Ethnographic Research. The Qualitative Report. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1071
Morgan-Trimmer, S., & Wood, F. (2016). Ethnographic methods for process evaluations of complex health behaviour interventions. Trials, 17(1), 232. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1340-2
Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and Resources | Section 6. Conducting Focus Groups | Main Section | Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-focus-groups/main
Computational Social Science Research
Lazer, D. M. J., Pentland, A., Watts, D. J., Aral, S., Athey, S., Contractor, N., Freelon, D., Gonzalez-Bailon, S., King, G., Margetts, H., Nelson, A., Salganik, M. J., Strohmaier, M., Vespignani, A., & Wagner, C. (2020). Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities. Science, 369(6507), 1060–1062.
Teaching materials for computational social science—SAGE Ocean | Supporting Social Scientists Working with Big Data & Tech. (n.d.). SAGE Ocean. Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://ocean.sagepub.com/teaching-materials-for-computational-social-science
Mann, A. (2016). Computational social science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(3), 468–470. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1524881113
Summer Institutes in Computational Social Sciences. (n.d.). Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://sicss.io/
Survey Research
Davies, R. S. (2020). Designing Surveys for Evaluations and Research. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/designing_surveys
Fink, A. (2003). The Survey Handbook. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412986328
Textual Data
Kleinheksel, A. J., Rockich-Winston, N., Tawfik, H., & Wyatt, T. R. (2020). Demystifying Content Analysis. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(1), 7113. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7113
McLaughlin, J. E., Lyons, K., Lupton-Smith, C., & Fuller, K. (2022). An introduction to text analytics for educators. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning, 14(10), 1319–1325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2022.09.005
Existing/Administrative Data
Lane, I. F., Rayid Ghani, Ron S. Jarmin, Frauke Kreuter and Julia. (n.d.). Big Data and Social Science. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://textbook.coleridgeinitiative.org/
Vilhuber, S. C., Iqbal Dhaliwal, Anja Sautmann, Lars. (n.d.). Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-based Policy. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://admindatahandbook.mit.edu/book/v1.0/index.html
Meta Analysis
Berman, N. G., & Parker, R. A. (2002). Meta-analysis: Neither quick nor easy. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-2-10
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. (n.d.). Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://training.cochrane.org/handbook
Cochrane-Campbell Handbook for Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. (n.d.). Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://training.cochrane.org/cochrane-campbell-handbook-qualitative-evidence-synthesis
Harrer, M., Cuijpers, P., Furukawa, T. A., & Ebert, D. D. (n.d.). Welcome! | Doing Meta-Analysis in R. Retrieved August 25, 2023, from https://bookdown.org/MathiasHarrer/Doing_Meta_Analysis_in_R/
Hansen, C., Steinmetz, H., & Block, J. (2022). How to conduct a meta-analysis in eight steps: A practical guide. Management Review Quarterly, 72(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-021-00247-4
Writing
Krause, S. (n.d.). TPRW Home. Retrieved July 13, 2023, from http://www.stevendkrause.com/tprw/