A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Fox, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412960800 ISBN 13: 9781412960809

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Beyond the introductory level, learning and effectively using statistical methods in the social sciences requires some knowledge of mathematics. This handy volume introduces the areas of mathematics that are most important to applied social statistics.

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About the Author

John Fox received a BA from the City College of New York and a PhD from the University of Michigan, both in Sociology. He is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he was previously the Senator William McMaster Professor of Social Statistics. Prior to coming to McMaster, he was Professor of Sociology, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, and Coordinator of the Statistical Consulting Service at York University in Toronto. Professor Fox is the author of many articles and books on applied statistics, including \emph{Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models, Third Edition} (Sage, 2016). He is an elected member of the R Foundation, an associate editor of the Journal of Statistical Software, a prior editor of R News and its successor the R Journal, and a prior editor of the Sage Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences monograph series.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412960800
• ISBN 13: 9781412960809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184