{"product_id":"basic-statistics-for-social-research-9780470587980","title":"Basic Statistics for Social Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBasic Statistics for Social Research offers an introduction to core general statistical concepts and methods. It covers procedural aspects of the application of statistical methods for data-description; and hypothesis-testing; distributions, tabulations, central tendency, variability, independence, correlation and regression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTables and Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Univariate Description 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Using Statistics 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Statistics? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasks for Statistics: Describing, Inferring, Testing, Predicting 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistics in the Research Process 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Elements of Research: Units of Analysis and Variables 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Displaying One Distribution 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarizing Variation in One Variable 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Nominal Variables 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Ordinal Variables 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Interval\/Ratio Variables 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarizing Data Using Excel 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Central Tendency 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Idea of Central Tendency 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mode 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Median 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mean 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Dispersion 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Idea of Dispersion 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersion of Categorical Data 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersion of Interval\/Ratio Data 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Describing the Shape of a Distribution 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Ideas of Distributional Shape 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of Nominal and Ordinal Distributions 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnimodality 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkewness 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKurtosis 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Common Distributional Shapes 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Normal Distribution 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Normal Distribution 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperties of Normal Distributions 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Standard Normal, or Z, Distribution 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Standard Normal (Z) Scores 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Areas “Under the Curve” 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Inference and Hypothesis Testing 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Basic Ideas of Statistical Inference 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Statistical Inference 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling Concepts 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Tendency Estimates 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Confidence in Point Estimates 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Hypothesis Testing for One Sample 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis Testing 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Testing Process 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTests about One Mean 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTests about One Proportion 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups’ Means 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups’ Proportions 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon independent Samples 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Excel for Two-Sample Tests 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting Group Differences 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Multiple Sample Tests of Proportions: Chi-Squared 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Proportions across Several Groups 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting for Multiple Group Differences 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing Group Differences 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Multiple Sample Tests for Means: One-Way ANOVA 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Several Group Means with Analysis of Variance 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Variance and the F-Test 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Variance 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe F-Test 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Means 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Association and Prediction 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Association with Categorical Variables 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Statistical Association 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation with Nominal Variables 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation with Ordinal Variables 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Association of Interval\/Ratio Variables 425\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing Interval\/Ratio Association 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificance Testing for Interval\/Ratio Association 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Regression Analysis 453\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting Outcomes with Regression 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple Linear Regression 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Simple Regression Analysis 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Regression 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Multiple Regression 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Logistic Regression Analysis 489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting with Nonlinear Relationships 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogistic Regression 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Logistic Regression Model 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting Effects in Logistic Regression 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating Logistic Regression Models with Maximum Likelihood 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Logistic Regression 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Partial Effects 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending Logistic Regression 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChi-Squared Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha=0.05 and Alpha=0.01 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF-Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha=0.05 and Alpha=0.01 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Normal Scores (Z-Scores), and Cumulative Probabilities (Proportion of Cases Having Scores below Z) 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent’s t-Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha Levels 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 519\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402371965271,"sku":"9780470587980","price":70.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470587980.jpg?v=1730480196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/basic-statistics-for-social-research-9780470587980","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}