Essential maths skills for exploring social data : a student's workbook / Rhys C. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Rhys C. (Rhys Christopher), author.

Series:

Core textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantitative/Statistical Research--Educational Research.

Quantitative/Statistical Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Essential Maths Skills for Exploring Social Data

Data and society

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

For students anxious about statistics, this hands-on workbook is packed with clear explanations, real-world examples and practical exercises to gain the necessary maths skills to tackle statistics with confidence. Grounded in a social science context, it features: Clear introductions to symbols and tasks Multiple choice questions and exercises Real world case studies and datasets A glossary of terms The book offers plenty of opportunities to practice through the accompanying online resources, which also includes datasets and a selection of author videos.

Contents:

COVER - ESSENTIAL MATHS SKILLS FOR EXPLORING SOCIAL DATA

TITLE - ESSENTIAL MATHS SKILLS FOR EXPLORING SOCIAL DATA

COPYRIGHT PAGE

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DISCOVER THE ONLINE RESOURCES

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - ESSENTIAL NUMERACY

CHAPTER 3 - PERCENTAGES, DECIMAL POINTS AND INEQUALITIES

CHAPTER 4 - RATIOS AND PROPORTIONS

CHAPTER 5 - TABLES

CHAPTER 6 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

CHAPTER 7 - GRAPHS

CHAPTER 8 - EXPLORING DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

CHAPTER 9 - OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS

CHAPTER 10 - POLLS AND SURVEYS

CHAPTER 11 - HOW WILL I USE STATISTICS?

ANSWERS

GLOSSARY.

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ISBN:

9781036212865

1036212866

9781529719277

1529719275

9781529719284

1529719283

OCLC:

1257658552