Understanding Statistics - An Introduction for the Social Sciences

In this comprehensive introduction to using statistics in the social sciences, Daniel B Wright describes the most popular statistical techniques, explaining their basic principles and demonstrating their use in a wide range of social research.

List of contents

PART ONE
Statistics in Social Science Research
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
PART TWO
Comparing the Means of Paired Data
Comparing the Means of Two Groups
PART THREE
Introducing Regression and Correlation
Comparing Many Means
The Analysis of Variance Approach
Comparing Proportions
PART FOUR
Advanced Techniques

About the author

Daniel B. Wright is Professor of Educational Assessment, in the Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His interests are in methodology and applied cognitive science.

Summary

In this comprehensive introduction to using statistics in the social sciences, Daniel B Wright describes the most popular statistical techniques, explaining their basic principles and demonstrating their use in a wide range of social research.

Product details

• Authors: Wright, Daniel B. Wright
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1996
• EAN: 9780803979178
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7917-8
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)