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Introduction | |
The Definition and Measurement of Concepts | |
Conceptual Definitions | |
Operational Definitions | |
Measuring and Describing Variables | |
Measuring Variables | |
Describing Variables | |
Proposing Explanations, Framing Hypotheses, and Making Comparisons | |
Proposing Explanations | |
Framing Hypotheses | |
Making Comparisons | |
Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns | |
The âÇ£How Else?âÇ Question: Making Controlled Comparisons | |
Experimental Studies | |
Observational Studies | |
Three Scenarios: X Y, Controlling for Z | |
Sampling and Inference | |
Cross-Tabulation Analysis | |
Graphing Controlled Comparisons | |
Foundations of Statistical Inference | |
Population Parameters and Sample Statistics | |
Random Sampling | |
The Standard Error of a Sample Mean | |
Inference Using the Normal Distribution | |
Inference Using the Students' T-Distribution | |
What About Sample Proportions? | |
Tests of Significance and Measures of Association | |
Statistical Significance | |
Measures of Association | |
Correlation and Linear Regression | |
Correlation | |
Bivariate Regression | |
R-Square | |
Dummy Variable Regression | |
Logistic Regression | |
The Logistic Regression Approach | |
Finding the Best Fit: Maximum Likelihood Estimation | |
Logistic Regression with Multiple Independent Variables | |
Working with Probabilities | |
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