Statistical Concepts for Criminal Justice and Criminology

Name: Statistical Concepts for Criminal Justice and Criminology
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ISBN: 9780135130469

ISBN-10: 0135130468

ISBN-13: 9780135130469

Edition: 2009

Authors: Frank P. Williams, Frank P. Williams

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This book is concept-based and focuses on the building blocks of statistical ideas. Covering the essential techniques-univariate tools, Chi-square,t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearsonrsquo;sr-in a simple conversational style, the text explains the concepts behind each technique and how results are interpreted. Its emphasis is on understanding over mathematical calculations, and its goal is to give students a grasp of the role of variance and error. A chapter on graphical statistics complements the normal quantitative approaches and each technique is set in the context of how it is used to answer research questions.

Book details

List price: $51.60
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/19/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




Foundations of Statistics



Introduction to Statistics



Levels of Measurement



Describing Single Variables



Describing Variables: Graphical Statistics



Describing Variables: Measures of Central Tendency



Describing Variables: Measures of Dispersion



Describing Variables: Curves and Distributions



Describing Variables: Frequency Distributions



Testing for Bivariate Relationships



Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables



Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions



Statistical Significance



Testing for Significance: The Chi-Square Test



Testing for Significance in Two Groups: The T-Test



Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: The Analysis of Variance



Determining the Strength of Relationships



The Concept of Association



Testing for Association: Phi



Testing for Association: Pearsonrsquo;s R and Regression



Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships



Box Plots



Determining normality: Skewness and Kurtosis



Ordinal Level Tests of Significance: The Mann-Whitney U-Test and the Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Variance



Choosing a Multiple Comparison Test



Nominal Level Tests of Association: Lambda and the Uncertainty Coefficient



Ordinal Level Tests of Association: Gamma and Somerrsquo;s D