Probability Theory: A Primer: 142 (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Book 105 of 194: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences

Rudas, Tamas

 
9780761925064: Probability Theory: A Primer: 142 (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0761925066 ISBN 13: 9780761925064
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Aimed at demystifying probability theory, this text provides a brief and non-technical introduction to the subject. Employing few formulas, Rudas uses intuitive but precise descriptions and examples to explain procedures in probability as a springboard for understanding the concepts of expectation, variance, continuous distributions, normal distribution, chi-squared distribution, and the applications of probability theory in research practice. This book gives researchers and students a solid foundation for understanding probability, and can serve as a supplement in general statistics courses.

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About the Author

Tamas Rudas is the Head of the Department of Statistics and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) in Budapest. He is also the Academic Director of the TARKI Social Research Centre. His main research area is statistics and its applications in the social sciences, especially the analysis of categorical data. He has published his work in many theoretical, applied, and methodological journals, including Annals of Statistics, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Sociological Methodology, Communication in Statistics, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, and Quality and Quantity. Dr. Rudas is also the author of Odds Ratios in the Analysis of Contingency Tables (Sage, 1998).

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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761925066
ISBN 13 
9780761925064
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
80