This third edition has been made more structured to make the learning more systematic. More details are added to old chapters and some new chapters are also added keeping in mind the need of advanced data analysis in social science research. The usage of popular statistical package SPSS has also been shown through many examples.
It is important to adopt an appropriate methodology in quality research. The present book provides the basic and advanced level discussion on research methodology so that the researchers may become familiar with the art of using research methods and techniques.
The book is intended to serve as a textbook for social science students at graduate and postgraduate level. The book can be taken as a well–organised guide for researchers in social science and other areas.

Table of Contents:

1. Research Methodology: An Introduction
   
2. Defining the Research Problem
   
3. Research Design
   
4. Design of Sample Surveys
   
5. Measurement and Scaling
   
6. Data Collection
   
7. Data Preparation
   
8. Descriptive Statistics
   
9. Sampling and Statistical Inference
   
10. Testing of Hypothesis
    
11. Chi-Square Tests
    
12. Analysis of Variance
    
13. Other Nonparametric Methods
    
14. Linear Regression Analysis
    
15. Factor Analysis
    
16. Discriminant Analysis
    
17. Cluster Analysis
    
18. Other Multivariate Techniques
    
19. Interpretation and Report Writing