A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

Reviewed by Pierre Lu, Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on 11/20/20

Comprehensiveness rating: 4

As a quick guide to quantitative research in social sciences, the text covers most ideas and areas.

Content Accuracy rating: 4

Mostly accurate content.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

As a quick guide, content is highly relevant.

Clarity rating: 4

Succinct and clear.

Consistency rating: 4

Internally, the text is consistent in terms of terminology used.

Modularity rating: 5

The text is easily and readily divisible into smaller sections that can be used as assignments.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 4

I like that there are examples throughout the book.

Interface rating: 5

Easy to read. No interface/ navigation problems.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

No grammatical errors detected.

Cultural Relevance rating: 4

I am not aware of the culturally insensitive description. After all, this is a methodology book.

I think the book has potential to be adopted as a foundation for quantitative research courses, or as a review in the first weeks in advanced quantitative course.