Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice

by Bachman, Ronet; Paternoster, Raymond

• ISBN13: 9780073129242
• ISBN10: 0073129240
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justicediscusses the basic statistical procedures comprehensively while keeping it approachable and readable for students. Useful at both the introductory and intermediate levels, this text contains in-depth coverage of descriptive statistics, including graphical displays of data and exploratory data analysis, along with bivariate and multivariate analyses. Emphasis is placed equally on calculation and interpretation. The newly revised third edition offers new up-to-date crime data information and new research examples including specifics relating to youth crime, youth violence, hate crime and much more.

Table of Contents

The Purpose of Statistics in the Criminological Sciences

Levels of Measurement and Aggregation

Understanding Data Distributions

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Probability Theory and Probability Distributions

Point Estimation and Confidence Intervals

From Estimation to Statistical Test: Hypothesis Testing for One

Data Analysis With Teo Categorical Variables: The Chi-Square Test and Measures of Association

Hypothesis Tests Involving Two Population Means or Proportions

Hypothesis Tests Involving Three or More Population Means: Analysis of Variance

Bivariate Correlation and Regression

Multivariate Methods: Partial Tables and Multiple Regression

Regression Analysis with a Dichotomous Dependent Variable: Logit and Probit Models

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

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