Elementary Statistics in Social Research: Essentials

Pearson New International Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This text provides a streamlined and accessible introduction to statistics for students in sociology, criminal justice, political science, social work, and other social sciences. This edition of the text offers an essential and accessible overview to the introduction to social statistics. Clearly written with detailed step-by-step illustrations of statistical procedures, the text provides clear and logical explanations for the rationale and use of statistical methods of social research. Numerous end-of-chapter questions in every chapter reinforce key concepts to students.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-01
Mått:216 x 279 x 16 mm
Vikt:786 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9781292027180

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IN THIS SECTION1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics Part I DescriptionChapter 2 Organizing the Data Chapter 3 Measures of Central Tendency Chapter 4 Measures of Variability Part II From Description to Decision Making Chapter 5 Probability and the Normal Curve Chapter 6 Samples and Populations Part III Decision Making Chapter 7 Testing Differences Between Means Chapter 8 Analysis of Variance Chapter 9 Nonparametric Tests of Significance Part IV From Decision Making to Association Chapter 10 Correlation Chapter 11 Regression Analysis Chapter 12 Nonparametric Measures of Correlation COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics The Nature of Social Research Why Test Hypotheses? The Stages of Social Research Using Series of Numbers to Do Social Research The Functions of StatisticsLooking at the Larger Picture: A Student Survey Part I Description Chapter 2 Organizing the DataFrequency Distributions of Nominal DataComparing Distributions Proportions and Percentages Simple Frequency Distributions of Ordinal and Interval Data Grouped Frequency Distributions of Interval Data Cumulative Distributions Dealing with Decimal Data Flexible Class Intervals Cross-Tabulations Graphic Presentations Chapter 3 Measures of Central TendencyThe ModeThe Median The Mean Taking One Step at a TimeStep-by-Step Illustration: Mode, Median and Mean Comparing the Mode, Median, and Mean Chapter 4 Measures of VariabilityThe RangeThe Variance and Standard DeviationStep-by-Step Illustration: Standard deviation The Raw-Score Formula for Variance and Standard DeviationStep-by-Step Illustration: Variance and Standard Deviation Using Raw Scores The Meaning of the Standard Deviation Comparing Measures of VariabilityLooking at the Larger Picture: Describing Data Part II From Description to Decision Making Chapter 5 Probability and the Normal CurveProbabilityProbability Distributions The Normal Curve as a Probability Distribution Characteristics of the Normal Curve The Model and the Reality of the Normal Curve The Area Under the Normal Curve Finding Probability Under the Normal CurveStep-by-Step Illustration: Probability under the Normal Curve Chapter 6 Samples and PopulationsRandom Sampling Sampling Error Sampling Distribution of Means Standard Error of the Mean Confidence Intervals The t DistributionStep-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Interval Using t Estimating ProportionsStep-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Intervals for ProportionsLooking at the Larger Picture: Generalizing From Samples to Po