TY - BOOK AU - Wimmer, Roger D. AU - Dominick, Joseph R. TI - Mass media research: an introduction. SN - 9781439083925 AV - P91.3.W47(9e) PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - Wadsworth/ Cengage Learning N1 - Includes appendix and index; Contents: Part One: The research process: Science and research -- Elements of research -- Research ethics -- Sampling -- Part Two: Research approaches: Qualitative research methods -- Content analysis -- Survey research -- Longitudinal research -- Experimental research -- Part Three: Data analysis: Introduction to statistics -- Hypothesis testing -- Basic statistical procedures -- Part Four: Research applications: Newspaper and magazine research -- Research in electronic media -- Research in advertising -- Research in public relations ER -