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Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-100495601438
ISBN-139780495601432
eBay Product ID (ePID)70930260
Product Key Features
Number of Pages464 Pages
Publication NameEssentials of Statistics : a Tool for Social Research
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology / General, Probability & Statistics / General, General, Statistics, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Social Science, Science
AuthorJoseph F. Healey
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2008-940409
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal519.50243
Table Of Content1. Introduction.Part I. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.2. Basic Descriptive Statistics: Percentages, Ratios and Rates, Frequency Distributions.3. Charts and Graphs.4. Measures of Central Tendency.5. Measures of Dispersion.6. The Normal Curve.Part II. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS.7. Introduction to Inferential Statistics, the Sampling Distribution, and Estimation.8. Hypothesis Testing I: The One-Sample Case.9. Hypothesis Testing II: The Two-Sample Case.10. Hypothesis Testing III: The Analysis of Variance.11. Hypothesis Testing IV: Chi Square.Part III. MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION.12. Introduction to Bivariate Association and Measures of Association for Variables Measured at the Nominal Level.13. Association Between Variables Measured at the Ordinal Level. 14. Association Between Variables Measured at the Interval-Ratio Level. Part IV. MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES.15. Partial Correlation and Multiple Regression and Correlation. Appendix A: Area Under the Normal Curve. Appendix B: Distribution of t.Appendix C: Distribution of Chi Square.Appendix D: Distribution of F. Appendix E: Using Statistics: Ideas for Research Projects. Appendix F: An Introduction to SPSS for Windows.Appendix G: Code Book for the General Social Survey, 2006.Appendix H: Glossary of Symbols.Answers to Odd-Numbered Computational Problems. Glossary. Index.
SynopsisDon't worry; you don't need a lot of math to ace statistics. Not with THE ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS: A TOOL FOR RESEARCH, that is. It's practical, it's easy to follow, and it explains the basics of statistics in ways you can understand without the complicated math. Plus, it's packed with study tools so you can get ready for the test with no problem!