Elementary statistics in social research : essentials /: essentials. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack Levin, James Alan Fox.
• Authors: Levin, Jack, 1941-; Fox, James Alan
• Contents: IN THIS SECTION 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics Part I Description Chapter 2 Organizing the Data Chapter 3 Measures of Central Tendency Chapter 4 Measures of Variability Part II From Description to Decision Making Chapter 5 Probability and the Normal Curve Chapter 6 Samples and Populations Part III Decision Making Chapter 7 Testing Differences Between Means Chapter 8 Analysis of Variance Chapter 9 Nonparametric Tests of Significance Part IV From Decision Making to Association Chapter 10 Correlation Chapter 11 Regression Analysis Chapter 12 Nonparametric Measures of Correlation COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics The Nature of Social Research Why Test Hypotheses? The Stages of Social Research Using Series of Numbers to Do Social Research The Functions of Statistics Looking at the Larger Picture: A Student Survey Part I Description Chapter 2 Organizing the Data Frequency Distributions of Nominal Data Comparing Distributions Proportions and Percentages Simple Frequency Distributions of Ordinal and Interval Data Grouped Frequency Distributions of Interval Data Cumulative Distributions Dealing with Decimal Data Flexible Class Intervals Cross-Tabulations Graphic Presentations Chapter 3 Measures of Central Tendency The Mode The Median The Mean Taking One Step at a Time Step-by-Step Illustration: Mode, Median and Mean Comparing the Mode, Median, and Mean Chapter 4 Measures of Variability The Range The Variance and Standard Deviation Step-by-Step Illustration: Standard deviation The Raw-Score Formula for Variance and Standard Deviation Step-by-Step Illustration: Variance and Standard Deviation Using Raw Scores The Meaning of the Standard Deviation Comparing Measures of Variability Looking at the Larger Picture: Describing Data Part II From Description to Decision Making Chapter 5 Probability and the Normal Curve Probability Probability Distributions The Normal Curve as a Probability Distribution Characteristics of the Normal Curve The Model and the Reality of the Normal Curve The Area Under the Normal Curve Finding Probability Under the Normal Curve Step-by-Step Illustration: Probability under the Normal Curve Chapter 6 Samples and Populations Random Sampling Sampling Error Sampling Distribution of Means Standard Error of the Mean Confidence Intervals The t Distribution Step-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Interval Using t Estimating Proportions Step-by-Step Illustration: Confidence Intervals for Proportions Looking at the Larger Picture: Generalizing From Samples to Po.
• Edition: Third edition Pearson new international edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 519.50243; Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Statistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292054131; 1292054131
• Related ISBNs: 9781292027180
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