Beginning Statistics: An Introduction for Social Scientists - Softcover

Foster, Liam; Diamond, Ian; Jefferies, Julie

 
9781446280706: Beginning Statistics: An Introduction for Social Scientists
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1446280705 ISBN 13: 9781446280706
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior knowledge or experience assumed. With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book will provide readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics.

Chapters address the following questions:

  • Why bother learning statistics in the first place and are they relevant to real life?
  • How do I make sensible tables and informative graphs?
  • What are descriptive and inferential statistics and how are they used?
  • What are regression and correlation anyway?

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Liam teaches social policy, sociology and social work at the University of Sheffield. After graduating in Social Policy and Administration at the University of Leeds he undertook an MA in Social and Public Policy, also at the University of Leeds, before completing a PhD on Gender, Pensions and the Life Course at the University of Sheffield in 2006. Following the completion of his PhD Liam was appointed as a lecturer in social work at the University of Sheffield.  

Much of Liam's research continues to focus on inequalities in later life and policy implications, particularly in relation to pensions. He has liaised with the Labour Party, Trade Unions, the European Parliament and pension providers and published extensively in this area. Liam is also interested in theories of ageing including the political economy of ageing and the implementation of active ageing policy and has recently published (with Professor Alan Walker) (eds) (2014) The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life: Critical Perspectives with Edward Elgar.

Liam employs a variety of methods in his research which inform his teaching, including secondary data analysis. He has been teaching social research methods to students in the social sciences for approximately ten years with a particular focus on quantitative methods. He has also developed quantitative teaching resources for teachers in the social sciences and written about teaching social research methods.

In his spare time Liam enjoys playing and watching football (Sheffield Wednesday), spending time with his family, sampling real ale and collecting an eclectic mix of vinyl and cds.

 

 

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With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book provides readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics.

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Verlag
SAGE Publications Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1446280705
ISBN 13 
9781446280706
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
280
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Verantwortliche Person
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