Making sense of statistical methods in social research [electronic resource] / Keming Yang.
"Making Sense of Statistical Methods in Social Research is a critical introduction to the use of statistical methods in social research. It provides a unique approach to statistics that concentrates on helping social researchers think about the conceptual basis for the statistical methods they&...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2010.
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| Summary: | "Making Sense of Statistical Methods in Social Research is a critical introduction to the use of statistical methods in social research. It provides a unique approach to statistics that concentrates on helping social researchers think about the conceptual basis for the statistical methods they're using. This text contains careful discussion of the conceptual foundation of statistical methods, specifying what questions they can, or cannot, answer. The logic of each statistical method or procedure is explained, drawing on the historical development of the method, existing publications that apply the method, and methodological discussions. Statistical techniques and procedures are presented not for the purpose of showing how to produce statistics with certain software packages, but as a way of illuminating the underlying logic behind the symbols."--Pub. desc. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781473914636 1473914639 9781446205594 1446205592 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |