Building confidence in using new research methods : reflections from a former numerophobés use of computer programming and advanced statistics /

Using unfamiliar research methods requires confidence and open-mindedness. I am not a confident mathematician and could previously have been called numerophobic. But a research question as to why the British Government was losing more immigration appeal cases in court forced me to engage with quanti...

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Main Author: Williams, Matthew A. G. (Matthew Anthony Grahame), 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.
Series:SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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