Numbers, hypotheses & conclusions: A course in statistics for the social sciences - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 191971331X ISBN 13: 9781919713311

Publisher: University of Cape Town Press, 1999

Synopsis

This title includes a book & CD-ROM. This tutorial-based programme addresses some of the problems involved in teaching statistics to undergraduate social science students. These include the huge difference in ability among students, large classes that do not facilitate problem-based question-and-answer lecturing format, and a general resistance to statistics. The text emphasises contemporary approaches to data analysis, the role of statistics in sampling, and the idea that inference depends upon how sampling is conducted. The question of how one ensures that data is sound is explored with reference to measurement issues and test construction. It encourages problem-solving by getting students to go through worked examples and presenting open-ended problems and discussion questions.

About this title

Synopsis

This tutorial-based programme addresses some of the problems involved in teaching statistics to undergraduate social science students. These include the huge difference in ability among students, large classes that do not facilitate problem-based question-and-answer lecturing format, and a general resistance to statistics. The text emphasises contemporary approaches to data analysis, the role of statistics in sampling, and the idea that inference depends upon how sampling is conducted. The question of how one ensures that data is sound is explored with reference to measurement issues and test construction. It encourages problem solving by getting students to go through worked examples and presenting open-ended problems and discussion questions.

About the Author

Colin Tredoux teaches in the department of psychology at the University of Cape Town. Kevin Durrheim is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Cape Town Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 191971331X
• ISBN 13: 9781919713311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Tredoux Colin, Durrheim Kevin