Elementary Statistics in Social Research: Essentials

3. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-292-02718-0
Verlag: Pearson Business

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 893 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levin, Jack

Fox, James Alan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IN THIS SECTION
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE


BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics
Part I Description
Chapter 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 Statistics

Looking at the Larger Picture: A Student Survey

 

Part I  Description

Chapter 2 Organizing the Data

Frequency Distributions of Nominal Data

Comparing 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 Tendency

The Mode

The Median

The Mean

Taking One Step at a Time

  Step-by-Step Illustration: Mode, Median and Mean

Comparing the Mode, Median, and Mean

 

Chapter 4 Measures of Variability

The Range

The Variance and Standard Deviation

Step-by-Step Illustration: Standard deviation

The Raw-Score Formula for Variance and Standard Deviation

Step-by-Step Illustration: Variance and Standard Deviation Using Raw Scores

The Meaning of the Standard Deviation

Comparing Measures of Variability

Looking at the Larger Picture: Describing Data

 

Part II  From Description to Decision Making

Chapter 5 Probability and the Normal Curve

Probability

Probability 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 Curve

Step-by-Step Illustration: Probability under the Normal Curve

Chapter 6 Samples and Populations

Random Sampling

Sampling Error

Sampling Distribution of Means

Standard Error of the Mean

Confidence Intervals

The t Distribution

Step-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Interval Using t

Estimating Proportions

Step-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Intervals for Proportions

Looking at the Larger Picture: Generalizing From Samples to Po