Making sense of statistical methods in social research
Keming Yang.
Bok Engelsk 2010
| Utgitt | Los Angeles : : SAGE, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xiii, 198 p.) : : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Lists of Figures, Tables and Abbreviations; Preface; ONE - Introduction; TWO - The Use of Statistical Methods in Social Research; THREE - Cases and Variables; FOUR - The Logic of Sampling; FIVE - Estimating and Measuring One Important Thing; SIX - Studying the Relationship between Two Variables; SEVEN - Linear Regression Models and Their Generalizations; EIGHT - Time Matters; NINE - Statistical Case-oriented Methods; TEN - Methods for Analysing Latent Variables; ELEVEN - Causal Analysis; Bibliography; Index. - This is a critical introduction to the use of statistical methods in social research. It provides a unique approach to statistics that concentrates on helping social researchers think about the conceptual basis for the statistical methods they are using. Whereas other statistical methods books instruct students in how to get through the statistics-based elements of their chosen course with as little mathematical knowledge as possible, this book aims to improve students' statistical literacy, with the ultimate goal of turning them into competent researchers.. - Specialized.
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| ISBN | 9781847872869. - 9781847872876
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