Applying Social Statistics An Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning In Sociology Jay A Weinstein by Jay A Weinstein 9780742563735, 9780742563742, 9781442203136, 0742563731, 074256374X, 1442203137 instant download after payment.

While Applying Social Statistics is "about" social statistics and includes all of the topics generally covered in similar texts, it is first and foremost a book about how sociologists use statistics. Its emphasis is on statistical reasoning in sociology and on showing how these principles can be applied to numerous problems in a wide variety of contexts; to answer effectively the question "what's it for." A main learning objective is to help students understand how and why social statistics is used. Yet, Weinstein's style and substance recognize that it is of equal-or even greater-importance.
Content: List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures; List of Symbols; Preface; 1. Statistics and Sociology: Computation and Application; Part I. An Overview of Applied Social Statistics; Part II. Tools and Techniques of Description; Part III. The Logic of Statistical Induction; Part IV. Bivariate Applications: Using Induction and Association in Sociological Research; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Subscripts, Summation, and Scientific Notation; Appendix C: Answers to Selected Practice Quizzes; Appendix D: Formulas Used in This Book; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.
Abstract: While Applying Social Statistics is "about" social statistics and includes all of the topics generally covered in similar texts, it is first and foremost a book about how sociologists use statistics. Its emphasis is on statistical reasoning in sociology and on showing how these principles can be applied to numerous problems in a wide variety of contexts; to answer effectively the question "what's it for." A main learning objective is to help students understand how and why social statistics is used. Yet, Weinstein's style and substance recognize that it is of equal-or even greater-importance