The tenth edition of the methods primer that explains statistics by what the results mean, not how to compute them.

Mildred L. Patten and Michelle Newhart break methodology into short topic sections that can be read in any order, covering grounded theory and case studies alongside experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Written for students in sociology, psychology, criminal justice, education and business who have to read research critically without a statistics background. Routledge paperback, ISBN 9780415790529.