{"product_id":"basic-statistics-for-social-research-isbn-9780470587980","title":"Basic Statistics for Social Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, not math\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasic Statistics for Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e teaches core general statistical concepts and methods that all social science majors must master to understand (and do) social research. Its use of mathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authors focus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in the analysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematical and computational aspects. Research questions and applications are taken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and each chapter is organized around one or more general ideas that are explained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail in the body of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter contains instructive features to aid students in understanding and mastering the various statistical approaches presented in the book, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning objectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCheck quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the end of the chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnd-of-chapter exercises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSPSS exercises (in select chapters)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncillary materials for both the student and the instructor are available and include a test bank for instructors and downloadable video tutorials for students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables and Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Univariate Description 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Using Statistics 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Statistics? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasks for Statistics: Describing, Inferring, Testing, Predicting 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistics in the Research Process 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Elements of Research: Units of Analysis and Variables 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Displaying One Distribution 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarizing Variation in One Variable 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Nominal Variables 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Ordinal Variables 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency Distributions for Interval\/Ratio Variables 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarizing Data Using Excel 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Central Tendency 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Idea of Central Tendency 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mode 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Median 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mean 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Dispersion 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Idea of Dispersion 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersion of Categorical Data 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersion of Interval\/Ratio Data 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Describing the Shape of a Distribution 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Ideas of Distributional Shape 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of Nominal and Ordinal Distributions 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnimodality 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkewness 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKurtosis 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Common Distributional Shapes 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Normal Distribution 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Normal Distribution 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperties of Normal Distributions 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Standard Normal, or Z, Distribution 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Standard Normal (Z) Scores 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Areas “Under the Curve” 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Inference and Hypothesis Testing 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Basic Ideas of Statistical Inference 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Statistical Inference 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling Concepts 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Tendency Estimates 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Confidence in Point Estimates 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Hypothesis Testing for One Sample 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis Testing 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Testing Process 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTests about One Mean 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTests about One Proportion 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups’ Means 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Two Groups’ Proportions 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon independent Samples 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Excel for Two-Sample Tests 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting Group Differences 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Multiple Sample Tests of Proportions: Chi-Squared 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Proportions across Several Groups 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting for Multiple Group Differences 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing Group Differences 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Multiple Sample Tests for Means: One-Way ANOVA 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Several Group Means with Analysis of Variance 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Variance and the F-Test 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Variance 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe F-Test 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Means 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Association and Prediction 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Association with Categorical Variables 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Statistical Association 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation with Nominal Variables 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation with Ordinal Variables 391\u003c\/p\u003e 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Regression 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating Logistic Regression Models with Maximum Likelihood 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Logistic Regression 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Partial Effects 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending Logistic Regression 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChi-Squared Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha=0.05 and Alpha=0.01 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF-Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha=0.05 and Alpha=0.01 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Normal Scores (Z-Scores), and Cumulative Probabilities (Proportion of Cases Having Scores below Z) 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent’s t-Distribution: Critical Values for Commonly Used Alpha Levels 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 519\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT A. HANNEMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUGUSTINE J. KPOSOWA\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK D. RIDDLE\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Institutional Research at Antioch University Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, not math\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasic Statistics for Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e teaches core general statistical concepts and methods that all social science majors must master to understand (and do) social research. Its use of mathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authors focus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in the analysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematical and computational aspects. Research questions and applications are taken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and each chapter is organized around one or more general ideas that are explained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail in the body of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter contains instructive features to aid students in understanding and mastering the various statistical approaches presented in the book, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning objectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCheck quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the end of the chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnd-of-chapter exercises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSPSS exercises (in select chapters)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncillary materials for both the student and the instructor are available and include a test bank for instructors and downloadable video tutorials for students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988791181541,"sku":"NP9780470587980","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470587980.jpg?v=1761781604","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/basic-statistics-for-social-research-isbn-9780470587980","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}