The survey method: The contribution of surveys to sociological explanation (Contemporary social research series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Marsh, Catherine

Social Sciences

Allen& Unwin

Survey Method: The Contribution of Surveys to Sociological Explanation (Contemporary Social Research Series, 6)

Unwin Hyman

Memorials of Captain Hedley Vicars, Ninety-Seventh Regiment

Biographies & Memoirs

Franklin Classics

This book develops a distinctive and novel approach to data analysis, while at the same time providing a basic text accessible to students with no prior knowledge of the subject. The techniques upon which the book is based are not the traditional ones, but are founded upon modes of data analysis which have recently profoundly changed statistical practice among professionals. Exploratory data analysis is a fundamental statistical development, which this book introduces to a general audience. The examples used to illustrate the techniques described are all real ones, drawn from important social research over the past decade, and designed to illuminate interesting and significant sociological and political debates. The sources of the data utilized are described in the appendices, and attention is drawn to some of the deficiencies in the data. The theme is that data are produced, not given. The data sets used will also be available in machine-readable form and the exercise can be done using the statistical package 'Minitab'. The book is suitable for students in a range of social science disciplines, including sociology, economics, political science and geography.

Exploring Data: An Introduction to Data Analysis for Social Scientists

Blackwell Pub.

This book develops a distinctive and novel approach to data analysis, while at the same time providing a basic text accessible to students with no prior knowledge of the subject.

Polity

The updated edition of this classic text introduces a range of techniques for exploring quantitative data. Beginning with an emphasis on descriptive statistics and graphical approaches, it moves on in later chapters to simple strategies for examining the associations between variables using inferential statistics such as chi squared. The book has been substantially revised to include the most recent approaches to data analysis, and includes step-by-step instructions on using SPSS. All these techniques are illustrated with intriguing real examples, drawn from important social research over the past three decades, designed to illuminate significant sociological and political debates. The book shows how students can use quantitative data to answer various questions: Is it true that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer? Are crime rates really going down, and how can we tell? How much alcohol do men and women really drink in an average week? Which country in Europe has the highest average working hours? Readers are encouraged to explore data for themselves, and are carefully guided through the opportunities and pitfalls of using statistical packages, as well as the numerous data sources readily available online. Suitable for those with no previous experience of quantitative data analysis, the second edition of Exploring Data will be invaluable to students across the social sciences. Download answers to exercises in book.

Elliott, Jane.

The updated edition of this classic text introduces a range of techniques for exploring quantitative data including the Spss package. Suitable for those with no previous experience of quantitative data analysis, the second edition of Exploring Data will be invaluable to students across the social sciences.

The Rift in the Clouds

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Pub

English Hearts and English Hands; or, The Railway and the Trenches

History

BiblioLife

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