Statistical Methods for Social Scientists, (Quantitative Studies in Social Relations) - Hardcover

Erik A. Hanushek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123243505 ISBN 13: 9780123243508

Publisher: Academic Press, 1977

Synopsis

The aspects of this text which we believe are novel, at least in degree, include: an effort to motivate different sections with practical examples and an empirical orientation; an effort to intersperse several easily motivated examples throughout the book and to maintain some continuity in these examples; and the extensive use of Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate particular aspects of the problems and estimators being considered. In terms of material being presented, the unique aspects include the first chapter which attempts to address the use of empirical methods in the social sciences, the seventh chapter which considers models with discrete dependent variables and unobserved variables. Clearly these last two topics in particular are quite advanced--more advanced than material that is currently available on the subject. These last two topics are also currently experiencing rapid development and are not adequately described in most other texts.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. He is also chairman of the Executive Committee for the Texas Schools Project at the University of Texas at Dallas, a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences and of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Education Excellence (California).

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0123243505
• ISBN 13: 9780123243508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250