Social statistics for a diverse society / Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, Anna Leon-Guerrero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frankfort-Nachmias, Chava.

Contributor:

Leon-Guerrero, Anna.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Pine Forge Press series in research methods and statistics

The Pine Forge Press series in research methods and statistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Statistical methods.

Social sciences.

Statistics.

Statistics as Topic.

Medical Subjects:

Statistics as Topic.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 569 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, [2002]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This groundbreaking textbook uses real-world research examples and data to provide a revealing introduction to social science statistics. The Third Edition of this widely adopted text effectively links social issues and sociological concepts with statistical techniques. Realizing that students may lack a substantial math background, or suffer from " math anxiety, " the material in this book is presented using straightforward prose that emphasizes intuition, logic, and common sense rather than rote memorization. Throughout the text instructors are provided with resources to support effective teaching: illustrations showing how statistical concepts are used to interpret social issues, guides for reading and interpreting the research literature, SPSS demonstrations, and a rich variety of exercises. The user-friendly, informal style of this innovative text has been widely applauded by students and instructors alike.

Contents:

The what and why of statistics

Organization of information: frequency distributions

Graphic presentation

Measures of central tendency

Measures of variability

Relationships between two variables: cross-tabulation

Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables

Bivariate regression and correlation

Organization or information and measurement of relationships: a review of descriptive data analysis

The normal distribution

Sampling and sampling distributions

Estimation

Testing hypotheses

The chi-square test

Reviewing inferential statistics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

0761987436

0761987770

OCLC:

48449787