Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research

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Summary: A true classic in experimental designs
Review: Covers numerous true experimental designs along with inadequate designs. Based mostly in educational and social sciences research. A must have for the social sciences graduate student

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Summary: A Classic Text on Research Design: Comprehensive and Concise
Review: I had to virtually memorize this book in grad school, and it has stood me in good stead. It is one of the most important works in the field.

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Summary: Should be on every social & behavioral scientist's bookshelf
Review: I had to virtually memorize this book in grad school, and it has stood me in good stead. It is one of the most important works in the field.

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Summary: May be a classic but way too expensive!
Review: I was shocked to receive this book and find out that it is actually only a chapter of a larger book. Who wants to pay over 45 dollars for 60 pages? Save the money and get it from the library!!! Definately not a book for a student budget.

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Summary: A Classic Text on Research Design: Comprehensive and Concise
Review: Now I understand why this book is regarded as a classic. It's because the authors did such a great job of covering their subject (designs for research) when they wrote this book in the mid-1960s. But don't be put off by the fact that it's old. What they write is no less applicable to the 21st century reader than it was to readers of the 1960s. This is a great resource for anyone who's interested in designing an experiment - especially in the social sciences. Most of the examples that the authors use are drawn from the fields of education and psychology, but the reader will find their words readily applicable to other fields of inquiry.

This is a book written in the "old school" style. It's comprehensive AND relatively concise. I'm sure there are contemporary books written on this subject in more colloquial language, but I bet they are a pale imitation of this classic text.

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Summary: Sits on my desk
Review: The most important book on research designs to have, I use it weekly. It's brief, to the point, and 100% sound. I used it while in academics; now I find it particularly good for real-world (versus only laboratory) studies that need to be done quickly and on a budget. Though I've read it front to back, and have dog-earred lots of pages, it's value is that of a quick refresher and quick reference. A brief, inexpensive paperback.

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Summary: The one slim handbook for those who prefer brevity
Review: This classic text from Campbell and Stanley tell you most everything you need to know about research design and they do it one slim volume. If you're the type who respects Strunk & White's "Elements of Style" (remember "Avoid needless words") then this is the book for you.




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Summary: THE Source--especially for the social sciences
Review: While my copy is the 1963 version published by Rand McNally, it still sits on my bookshelf. It was a required text for a course in experimental design for my graduate program. Yes, it's expensive--and it was expensive when I bought it in 1974. But's a one-stop source of quick, valuable information. It's especially useful when working with a twenty-something marketer who's trying to cut corners in a formative evaluation, or when working with an executive who's trying to fault a project on the wrong factors.