Social Statistics for a Diverse Society

Informationen zum Autor Chava Frankfort-Nachmias is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is the author of numerous publications on ethnicity and development, urban revitalization, science and gender, and women in Israel. Anna Leon-Guerrero is a Professor of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. As a social service program evaluator and consultant, she has focused her research on welfare reform, employment strategies for the working poor, and program assessment. She is also the author of Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, Sixth Edition (SAGE). Georgiann Davis is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where she teaches courses on statistics, gender, and sexuality. Much of her research focuses on how intersex is defined, and experienced in U.S. Society. Her book, Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis, received the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from ASA's Gender and Sexuality section. Klappentext The Ninth Edition of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society continues to emphasize intuition and common sense, while demonstrating the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. Recognizing that we live in a world characterized by a growing diversity and richness of social differences, best-selling authors Frankfort-Nachmias, Leon-Guerrero, and Davis help you learn key statistical concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender, and other social variables. The text also helps you develop important skills such as problem-solving (through a rich variety of exercises), use of statistical software (both SPSS and Excel), and interpreting research literature.

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• Authors: Georgiann Davis, Georgiann (University of Nevada-Las Vegas) Davis, Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, Chava Leon-Guerrero Frankfort-Nachmias, Chava/ Leon-Guerrero Frankfort-Nachmias, Anna Leon-Guerrero, Anna Y Leon-Guerrero, Anna Y (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee USA) Leon-Guerrero, Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781544339733
• ISBN: 978-1-5443-3973-3
• No. of pages: 576
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und Statistik, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics