附註:Previous edition: London: Chapman and Hall, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. What is a (good) dissertation and why do I have to do one? -- 3. When should I start and how long will it take? -- 4. What shall I do it on? -- 5. How do I start? : research design -- 6. What kind of data do I need and how do I get them? -- 7. What can I do with my data when I've got them? -- 8. What amount of data do I need? -- 9. Should I model? -- 10. Help! It's all gone horribly wrong : what can I do? -- 11. How should I write up my dissertation? -- 12. How will it be marked? -- 13. A final word.
