Hanneman / Kposowa / Riddle Basic Statistics for Social Research

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22055-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 560 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Research Methods for the Social Sciences

A core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, notmath
Basic Statistics for Social Research teaches core generalstatistical concepts and methods that all social science majorsmust master to understand (and do) social research. Its use ofmathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authorsfocus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in theanalysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematicaland computational aspects. Research questions and applications aretaken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and eachchapter is organized around one or more general ideas that areexplained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail inthe body of the text.
Each chapter contains instructive features to aid students inunderstanding and mastering the various statistical approachespresented in the book, including:
* Learning objectives
* Check quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the endof the chapter
* Summary
* Key terms
* End-of-chapter exercises
* SPSS exercises (in select chapters)
Ancillary materials for both the student and the instructor areavailable and include a test bank for instructors and downloadablevideo tutorials for students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hanneman, Robert A.

Kposowa, Augustine J.

Riddle, Mark D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figure
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Authors
Part 1 Univariate Description
Chapter 1: Statistics and the Research Process
Chapter 2: Frequency Distribution
Chapter 3: Central Tendency
Chapter 4: Dispersion
Chapter 5: Distribution Shape
Part 2 Inference and Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 6: The Normal Distribution
Chapter 7: Basic Ideas of Statistical Inference
Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing for One Sample
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples
Chapter 10: Multiple Group Tests for Proportions: Chi-square
Chapter 11: Multiple Sample Tests for Means: One-way ANOVA
Part 3 Association and Prediction
Chapter 12: Association with Categorical Variables
Chapter 13: Association with Interval/Ratio Variables
Chapter 14: Prediction for Interval/Ratio Outcomes
Chapter 15: Prediction for Categorical Outcomes
Appendices
Index

Über Autor(innen)

ROBERT A. HANNEMAN is a professor of sociology at theUniversity of California, Riverside.
AUGUSTINE J. KPOSOWA is a professor of sociology at theUniversity of California, Riverside.
MARK D. RIDDLE is the Director of Institutional Researchat Antioch University Los Angeles.