TY - BOOK AU - Firebaugh, Glenn TI - Seven rules for social research SN - 9780691135670 U1 - 300.72 PY - 2008/// CY - USA PB - Princeton University Press KW - Psychology--Research KW - Public health--Research KW - Qualitative research KW - Social sciences--Research KW - Quantitative research KW - Education--Research N1 - 1. There should be the possibility of surprise in social research 2. Look for differences that make a differences and report 3. Build reality checks into your research 4. Replicate where possible 5. Compare like with like 6. Use panel data to study individual change and repeated cross-section data to study social change 7. Let method be the servant, not the master ER -