Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences

by Agresti, Alan; Finlay, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780135265260
• ISBN10: 0135265266
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, these authors combine their varied backgrounds-one a statistician, the other a social scientist-to introduce statistical methods with a high degree of statistical accuracy and a wealth of examples that are interesting and relevant to social scientists. The Third Edition has been both updated and improved to integrate real-world data into examples and exercises, and make coverage more accessible throughout.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.
2. Sampling and Measurement.
3. Descriptive Statistics.
4. Probability Distributions.
5. Statistical Inference: Estimation.
6. Statistical Inference: Significance Tests.
7. Comparison of Two Groups.
8. Analyzing Association Between Categorical Variables.
9. Linear Regression and Correlation.
10. Introduction to Multivariate Relationships.
11. Multiple Regression and Correlation.
12. Comparing Groups: Analysis of Variance Methods.
13. Combining Regression and ANOVA: Analysis of Covariance.
14. Model Building with Multiple Regression.
15. Logistic Regression: Modeling Categorical Responses.
16. Introduction to Advanced Topics.
Appendix: SAS and SPSS for Statistical Analyses.
Tables.
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.