While heated arguments between practitioners of qualitative & quantitative research have begun to test the very integrity of the social sciences Gary King Robert Keohane & Sidney Verba have produced a farsighted & timely book that promises to sharpen & strengthen a wide range of research performed in this field These leading scholars each representing diverse academic traditions have developed a unified approach to valid descriptive & causal inference in qualitative research where numerical measurement is either impossible or undesirable Their book demonstrates that the same logic of inference underlies both good quantitative & good qualitative research designs & their approach applies equally to each Providing precepts intended to stimulate & discipline thought the authors explore issues related to framing research questions measuring the accuracy of data & uncertainty of empirical inferences discovering causal effects & generally improving qualitative research Among the specific topics they address are interpretation & inference comparative case studies constructing causal theories dependent & explanatory variables the limits of random selection selection bias & errors in measurement Mathematical notation is occasionally used to clarify concepts but no prior knowledge of mathematics or statistics is assumed The unified logic of inference that this book explicates will be enormously useful to qualitative researchers of all traditions & substantive fields ...

Take your idea from concept to production with this unique guide Whether it's called physical computing ubiquitous computing or the Internet of Things it's a hot topic in technology how to channel your inner Steve Jobs & successfully combine hardware embedded software web services electronics & cool design to create cutting-edge devices that are fun interactive & practical If you'd like to create the next must-have product this unique book is the perfect place to start Both a creative & practical primer it explores the platforms you can use to develop hardware or software discusses design concepts that will make your products eye-catching & appealing & shows you ways to scale up from a single prototype to mass production Helps software engineers web designers product designers & electronics engineers start designing products using the Internet-of-Things approach Explains how to combine sensors servos robotics Arduino chips & more with various networks or the Internet to create interactive cutting-edge devices Provides an overview of the necessary steps to take your idea from concept through production If you'd like to design for the future Designing the Internet of Things is a great place to start ...

This is the first detailed account of the remarkable British writer & artist John Hargrave (1894-1982) & his three creations The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift The Green Shirt Movement for Social Credit & The Social Credit Party of Great Britain Combining art politics & design to visually stunning effect Hargarve & his followers created a maverick but uniquely English form of modernism Emerging from the turbulence of the twentieth century this colourful Utopian youth movement has strong resonances with the twenty-first-century world The book draws on the extensive visual archive of the Kibbo Kift held at the Museum of London ...

A recent study found that on average designing a form to have a great user experience almost doubled the rate of successful first-time completions For example Ebay made an additional USD 500 million annually from redesigning just the button on one of their mobile form screens More conversions fewer dissatisfied users better return on investment Can you afford not to improve your forms' user experiences? This book will walk you through every part of designing a great forms user experience From the words to how the form looks & on to interactivity you'll learn how to design a web form that works beautifully on mobiles laptops & desktops Filled with practical & engaging insights & plenty of real-world examples both good & bad You'll learn answers to common queries like Where should field labels go? What makes a question easy to understand? How do you design forms to work on small screens? How does touch impact on form design? How long can a form be? What look & feel should the form have skeumorphic flat or something else? What's best practice for error messaging? ...

An activity book that celebrates the art & design of Pixar's hit movies! Fans & budding artists will delight in the chance to jumpstart their creativity with prompts featuring all their favorite characters & iconic scenes from films like Wall-E Brave Toy Story Finding Nemo & more With this imaginative book kids will learn how color shape character design & scene setting all interact to create exciting visuals & will get the chance to apply this knowledge to Pixar's creations as well as their own resulting in a fun & inventive activity book experience ...

Whether you're 20 40 60 or older many of us are still looking for an answer to that perennial question ' What do I want to be when I grow up?' In Designing Your Life Silicon Valley design innovators Bill Burnett & Dave Evans use their expertise to help you work out what you want -- & how to get it Their phenomenally successful Life Design course has been tried & tested by thousands of people from students to mid-career professionals to retirees contemplating a whole new future Now in book form for the first time their simple method will teach you how to use basic design tools to create a life that will work for you Using lots of real-life stories & proven techniques like reframing prototyping & mind-mapping you will learn how to build your way forwards step-by-positive-step to a life that's better by a design of your own making Because a well-designed life means a life well-lived ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play See all the stars that will appear in the 2010 world cup in South Africa who will win the golden boot & which players will feature in the ultimate World Cup dream team ...

A hilarious comedy from award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce George is so unpopular that even his own grandad won't come to his birthday party Instead his grandad sends him a bottle of aftershave that expired years ago But the aftershave seems to have developed extra properties since its sell-by date Now George is irresistible to all the girls in school
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Desire Quebell is the illegitimate daughter & only child of a wealthy financier He brings her up in luxury & she enjoys the ...