{"product_id":"methods-and-applications-of-statistics-in-the-social-and-behavioral-sciences-isbn-9780470405079","title":"Methods and Applications of Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore classic and cutting-edge statistical tools used in conducting diverse research in the behavioral and social sciences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the multifaceted \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Second Edition, \u003c\/i\u003ethis book provides a concise, self-contained reference for readers wishing to gain quick access to cutting-edge information about the application of statistical methods and techniques in the social and behavioral sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from over 100 leading experts in academia and industry, this work combines key articles from the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia \u003c\/i\u003ewith new and thoroughly updated content that addresses the latest research methods for gathering, reporting, and analyzing data across diverse subject areas, including economics, psychology, demography, political science, and communications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book features new and updated content on quantitative methods and their use in understanding the latest topics in social and behavioral research, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChildhood Obesity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAgriculture Production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent Population Surveys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEconometrics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAffluence, Poverty, and Quality of Life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach contribution offers authoritative, yet easily accessible, coverage of statistical concepts. With updated references and discussion of relevant research topics, readers are provided with the various statistical methods, techniques, strategies, and applications that are essential in tackling critical issues pertaining to the social and behavioral sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding a blend of traditional methodology and the latest research, \u003ci\u003eMethods and Applications of Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent resource for researchers, professionals, and students in the fields of sociology, psychology, philosophy, education, political science, and related disciplines who would like to learn about the uses of statistics in gathering, reporting, and analyzing data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Actuarial Science 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Causation-I 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Causation-II 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Census 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Correlation 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Current Population Survey 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Data Masking for Disclosure Avoidance 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Divisia Indices 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Econometrics 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Educational Statistics 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Electron Forecasting in the United Kingdom 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Electron Projections 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Employment Cost Index 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Evolution of Current Population Survey 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Federal Statistics 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Fertility Measurement 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Graduation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Human Capital 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Dagum System of Income and Wealth Distributions 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Income Distribution Models 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Income Inequality Measures 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Indexes: Affluence, Poverty, and Quality of Life 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Index of Industrial Production 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Infant Morality 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Labor Statistics 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Life Tables 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Literature and Statistics-I 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Literature and Statistics-II 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Mathematical Theory of Population 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Medico-Actuarial Investigations 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Migration 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Music, Probability, and Statistics 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Numeracy 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Population Growth Models 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Population Projection 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Probabilistic Voting Models 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Productivity Measurement 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Public Opinion Polls 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Purchasing Power Parity 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. Psychological Decision Making 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Sabermetrics 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Social Security Statistics 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Social Statistics 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Sociometry 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Scoring Systems in Sports 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. Statistical Aspects of Television Viewing 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. Statistical Methods in Psychophysics 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. Statistics and Religious Studies 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. Statistics in Agriculture Production 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. Statistics in Archaeology-I 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. Statistics in Archaeology-II 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. Statistics in Childhood Obesity 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. Statistics in Historical Studies 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. Statistics in Gambling 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. Statistics in Law 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. Statistics in Linguistics 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. Statistics in Musicology 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59. Statistics in Political Science 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60. Statistics in Psychology 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61. Statistics in Sociology 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. Statistics in Sports 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. Stochastic Demography 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. The Theory and Practice of Index Numbers 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. Transferable Vote System for Elections 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. Uncertainty in Economics 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. U.S. Bureau of the Census 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. Utility Theory 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. Utilization Analysis 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70. Vital Statistics 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71. Whittaker-Henderson Graduation Formulas 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 553\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eN. BALAKRISHNAN, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Balakrishnan is coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and also serves as Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eCommunications in Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. 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