14 Books like Research Methodology

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy

How to Read Numbers 93%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy

Market Research in Practice

by Paul N. Hague • 1992

Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.

3.93

🔍 Market Research 💡 Consumer Insights 📋 Survey Design

Market Research in Practice 93%

Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.

by Paul N. Hague 1992

3.93

15 ratings

🔍 Market Research 💡 Consumer Insights 📋 Survey Design

Tricks of the Trade

by Howard S. Becker • 1998

How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.

4.06

405

🔬 Qualitative Methods 🔍 Analytic Induction ⚠️ Deviant Cases

Tricks of the Trade 92%

How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.

by Howard S. Becker 1998

4.06

405 ratings

🔬 Qualitative Methods 🔍 Analytic Induction ⚠️ Deviant Cases

The Model Thinker

by Scott E. Page • 2018

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

3.92

955

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

The Model Thinker 91%

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

by Scott E. Page 2018

3.92

955 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

So lügt man mit Statistik

by Walter Krämer • 1991

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

3.74

136

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

So lügt man mit Statistik 91%

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

by Walter Krämer 1991

3.74

136 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

by Richard W. Hamming • 1996

What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.

4.18

2k+

🧠 Scientific Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Practice 💻 Computational Thinking

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 91%

What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.

by Richard W. Hamming 1996

4.18

2k+ ratings

🧠 Scientific Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Practice 💻 Computational Thinking

The Numbers Game

by Michael Blastland • 2008

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

3.65

344

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism

The Numbers Game 91%

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

by Michael Blastland 2008

3.65

344 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism

The Math of Life and Death

by Kit Yates • 2019

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

3.90

2k+

The Math of Life and Death 91%

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

by Kit Yates 2019

3.90

2k+ ratings

Damned Lies and Statistics

by Joel Best • 1998

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

3.72

830

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism

Damned Lies and Statistics 91%

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

by Joel Best 1998

3.72

830 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism

Numbers Rule Your World

by Fung • 2010

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

3.56

1k+

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking

Numbers Rule Your World 91%

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

by Fung 2010

3.56

1k+ ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 91%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology

by Chris Chambers • 2017

How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.

4.41

268

🔬 Research Methods 🔄 Replication Crisis 🔓 Open Science

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 91%

How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.

by Chris Chambers 2017

4.41

268 ratings

🔬 Research Methods 🔄 Replication Crisis 🔓 Open Science

Pluses and Minuses

by Stefan Buijsman • 2018

Three mathematical discoveries run your digital life; understanding them is simpler than you think.

3.41

290

🧮 Applied Mathematics 📜 History Of Mathematics 🔢 Mathematical Literacy

Pluses and Minuses 91%

Three mathematical discoveries run your digital life; understanding them is simpler than you think.

by Stefan Buijsman 2018

3.41

290 ratings

🧮 Applied Mathematics 📜 History Of Mathematics 🔢 Mathematical Literacy

The Bestseller Code

by Jodie Archer • 2016

An algorithm spots bestsellers with 80 percent accuracy, reading signals no writing class teaches.

3.81

1k+

✍️ Novel Writing 📊 Text Mining 📈 Plot Structure

The Bestseller Code 91%

An algorithm spots bestsellers with 80 percent accuracy, reading signals no writing class teaches.

by Jodie Archer 2016

3.81

1k+ ratings

✍️ Novel Writing 📊 Text Mining 📈 Plot Structure

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