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The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics 4th edition
Maier, Mark (Glendale Community College, USA)
The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics 4th edition
Maier, Mark (Glendale Community College, USA)
This inexpensive supplement introduces students to the collection, uses, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. It is a welcome add-on to all social science introductory statistics and research methods courses. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income, poverty, labor, business statistics, and public opinion polling, with a concluding chapter devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics. Each chapter includes multiple case studies illustrating the controversies, overview of data sources including web sites, chapter summary and a set of case study questions designed to stimulate further thought, and detailed notes providing references for all the controversies discussed in the chapter.
309 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 15, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9780765629791 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 309 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 225 mm · 589 g |
Language | English |