{"product_id":"statistics-for-criminology-and-criminal-justice-9781544375700","title":"Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunicating the excitement and importance of criminal justice research, this practical and comprehensive book shows students how to perform and understand statistical analyses, while helping them recognize the connection between statistical analyses used in everyday life and their importance to criminology and criminal justice. This updated \u003cstrong\u003eFifth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e is packed with real-world case studies and contemporary examples utilizing the most current crime data and empirical research available. Each chapter presents a particular statistical method in the context of a substantive research story.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Importance of Statistics in the Criminological Sciences or Why Do I have to Learn This Stuff? PART I. Univariate Analysis: Describing Variable Distributions Chapter 2. Levels of Measurement and Aggregation Chapter 3. Understanding Data Distributions: Tabular and Graphical Techniques Chapter 4. Measures of Central Tendency Chapter 5. Measures of Dispersion PART II. Making Inferences in Univariate Analysis: Generalizing From a Sample to the Population Chapter 6. Probability, Probability Distributions, and an Introduction to Inferential Testing Chapter 7. Point Estimation and Confidence Intervals Chapter 8. From Estimation to Statistical Tests: Hypothesis Testing for One Population Mean and Proportion PART III. Bivariate Analysis: Relationships Between Two Variables Chapter 9. Testing Hypotheses With Categorical Data Chapter 10. Hypothesis Tests Involving Two Population Means or Proportions Chapter 11. Hypothesis Tests Involving Three or More Population Means: Analysis of Variance Chapter 12. Bivariate Correlation and Regression PART IV. Multivariable Analysis: Predicting One Dependent Variable with Two or More Independent Variables Chapter 13. Controlling for a Third Variable: Multiple OLS Regression Chapter 14. Regression Analysis With a Dichotomous Dependent Variable: Logit Models","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041291436375,"sku":"9781544375700","price":187.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781544375700.jpg?v=1750949685","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/statistics-for-criminology-and-criminal-justice-9781544375700","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}