Principles of Data Management and Presentation / John P. Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, John P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Research--Data processing--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The world is saturated with data. We are regularly presented with data in words, tables, and graphics. Students from many academic fields are now expected to be educated about data in one form or another. Yet the typical sequence of courses-introductory statistics and research methods-does not provide sufficient information about how to focus in on a research question, how to access data and work with datasets, or how to present data to various audiences. Principles of Data Management and Presentation addresses this gap. Assuming only that students have some familiarity with basic statistics and research methods, it provides a comprehensive set of principles for understanding and using data as part of a research project, including: • how to narrow a research topic to a specific research question • how to access and organize data that are useful for answering a research question • how to use software such as Stata, SPSS, and SAS to manage data • how to present data so that they convey a clear and effective message A companion website includes material to enhance the learning experience-specifically statistical software code and the datasets used in the examples, in text format as well as Stata, SPSS, and SAS formats. Visit www.ucpress.edu/go/datamanagement, Downloads tab.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Why Research?

2. Developing Research Questions

3. Data

4. Principles of Data Management

5. Finding and Using Secondary Data

6. Primary and Administrative Data

7. Working with Missing Data

8. Principles of Data Presentation

9. Designing Tables for Data Presentations

10. Designing Graphics for Data Presentations

Appendix: Introduction to Statistical Software

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520964327

0520964322

OCLC:

976036445