Social Statistics The Basics and Beyond

Name: Social Statistics The Basics and Beyond
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ISBN: 9780415805018

ISBN-10: 0415805015

ISBN-13: 9780415805018

Edition: 2011

Authors: Thomas J. Linneman

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With just the right level of detail, and a graphically innovative approach, this book carefully guides students through the statistical techniques they will encounter in the real world.The basics, plus multiple regression, interaction effects, logistic regression, non-linear effects, all covered in a non-intimidating way for your students.The book uses three datasets throughout: General Social Survey, American National Election Studies, World Values Survey, and includes SPSS demonstrations at the end of each chapter.Most of your students will likely take only one stats course and use only one stats book in their college careers. This one innovatively equips them for their worlds ahead,…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 1/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




The Basics



Data: What They Are and What We Do With Them



Telling Visual Stories: Tables and Graphs



The Center and What Surrounds It: Measures of Central Tendency and Variation



Speaking Beyond the Sample with Crosstabs: The Chi-Square Test



Speaking Beyond the Sample with a Mean or Proportion: Confidence Intervals



Speaking Beyond the Sample with More Than One Mean: T-Tests and ANOVA



Ratio-Level Relationships: Bivariate Correlation and Regression



Speaking Beyond the Sample with Slopes: Inference and Regression



Beyond the Basics



Dichotomies as Independent Variables: Reference Grouping



The Logic and Power of Controlling: Nested Regression Models



Comparing and Contrasting Regression Slopes: Beta Coefficients



Catching Up or Falling Behind: Interaction Effects



Predicting Probabilities Instead of Values: Logistic Regression



Telling Visual Stories with Regression: Path Analysis



Questioning the Greatness of Straightness: Nonlinear Relationships