This is intended to be an accessible, issues-oriented book that is more intuitive, as opposed to rigorously mathematical, than most books.
This Eighth Edition of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society continues to emphasize intuition and common sense, while demonstrating that social science is a constant interplay between methods of inquiry and important social issues.
Using straightforward prose and emphasizing intuition and common sense, this book teaches basic statistics while incorporating real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender and other...
Janet Fanslow and Elizabeth Robinson (2010)4 studied help-seeking behavior and motivation among women victims of intimate partner violence in New Zealand. The researchers argue that historically, responses to victims have been developed ...
In this Fourth Edition, the authors have introduced a strong global perspective by using real-life examples from the International Social Survey Programme that help expand the students' analytical focus beyond the United States.
With a wide range of examples and exercises taken from current events and published research, frequent illustrations, and a focus on student learning, this book continues to be an accessible and engaging resource for students.
SPSS Version 11.0 The Third Edition of this text includes examples and screen shots utilizing SPSS Version 11.0. Packaged with this text, on an optional basis, is SPSS Student Version 11.0.
Essentials of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, by Anna Leon-Guerrero, Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, and Georgiann Davis, is a briefer version of the successful Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, and as in the parent text, the use ...
The Logic of Statistical Reasoning Thomas Dietz, Linda Kalof. The formula for calculating Pearson's correlation coefficient directly from the data is: SXY SSX SSY (13.37) XY XY ii N ii N N * (( )( )) ((()(())) == −− −− ...
William Robinson (2006) Many argue that the recent mass demonstrations by Latino immigrants and their supporters represent a "new civil rights movement." William Robinson, however, argues that these demonstrations move far beyond this ...