Social Statistics for a Diverse Society,9780761986683

Social Statistics for a Diverse Society

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780761986683
ISBN10: 0761986685
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-08-01
Publisher(s): Pine Forge Pr
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Summary

The Second Edition of this popular statistics text shows students how substance and technique are related in social research issues.This revised edition includes: clear and more concise presentation of topics; revisions to the Testing Hypotheses chapters; real-world examples and exercises; hints on using SPSS version 9; and an accompanying disk with datasets from the US General Social Survey.

Table of Contents

The What and the Why of Statistics
1(28)
Organization of Information: Frequency Distributions
29(42)
Graphic Presentation
71(38)
Measures of Central Tendency
109(40)
Measures of Variability
149(52)
Relationships Between Two Variables: Cross-Tabulation
201(52)
Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables
253(44)
Bivariate Regression and Correlation
297(52)
Organization of Information and Measurement of Relationships: A Review of Descriptive Data Analysis
349(30)
The Normal Distribution
379(32)
Sampling and Sampling Distributions
411(32)
Estimation
443(30)
Testing Hypotheses About Two Samples
473(38)
The Chi-Square Test
511(30)
Reviewing Inferential Statistics
541
Appendix A Table of Random Numbers A-1
Appendix B The Standard Normal Table B-1
Appendix C Distribution of t C-1
Appendix D Distribution of Chi-Square D-1
Appendix E How to Use a Statistical Package E-1
Appendix F The General Social Survey F-1
Appendix G A Basic Math Review G-1
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises A-1
Index/Glossary I-1

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