Statistics for the Social Sciences - Softcover

Sirkin, R. Mark

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9780761914198: Statistics for the Social Sciences

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761914196 ISBN 13: 9780761914198

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1999

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Do your students lack confidence in handling quantitative work? Do they get confused about how to enter statistical data on SAS and SPSS programs? This Second Edition of Mark Sirkin's popular textbook is the solution to these dilemmas. The book moves gradually from concepts that require little computational work to those that require more; emphasizes utilization so that students appreciate the usefulness of statistics; shows how the interpretation of data is related to the methods by which data was obtained; and includes coverage of the scientific method, levels of measurement and the interpretation of tables.

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"This book ensures first that the process is understood and second that the role of the computer is integrated into analysis by using computer printouts for students to work with. . . It is valuable. I recommend it to my students and use it as a reference text myself."

(Christine Howard Evaluation and Research in Education)

"The exercises are excellent. I think the use of real examples gives relevancy and meaning to the concepts."

(Holly S. Gimpel)

"The author takes great effort to walk students through concepts with both discussion and illustration."

(Steve Seitz)

"The author’s clear, concise writing style is one of the strengths of the book. He does a very good job of breaking down complex ideas into their simpler components and presenting the information to the reader."

(Jerome McKean)

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Areas of Expertise: Contemporary Middle East, especially Arab-Israel Relations Quantitative Methods

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