Download or read book Research Methods and Communication in the Social Sciences written by Tesfa G Gebremedhin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-09-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work was developed for graduate students, professors, and others involved in research in the social sciences. This practical work emphasizes that science is more than an organized body of knowledge. It is a method of reasoned thinking that manages the research process and the reporting of reliable knowledge. The work goes through the steps of identifying and stating a problem, formulating and stating an hypothesis, developing and conducting analysis, interpreting results, and drawing conclusions.