Author 4: m girija | this book on 'research methodology' is the outcome of a long felt desire to have a very simple book for the research students of social sciences (economics, soiology, political science, public administration etc.) table of contents: 1. Nature and significance of social research2. Concpets of social science research3. Stages in research process4. Hypothesis5. Theory and facts of social science6. The design of research7. Methods of data collection-i8. Methods of data collection-ii9. Sampling10. The case study methods11. Survey method12. Technique of interviewing13. Questionnaire14. Schedule15. Data processing16. Analysis and interpretation of data17. Scaling techniques18. The research report19. Value judgements