The Joy of Stats: A Short Guide to Introductory Statistics in the Social Sciences, Third Edition - Softcover

Garner, Roberta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1487527292 ISBN 13: 9781487527297

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2022

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The Joy of Stats offers a reader-friendly introduction to applied statistics and quantitative analysis in the social sciences and public policy. Perfect as an undergraduate text or self-study manual, it emphasizes how to understand concepts, interpret algorithms and formulas, analyze data, and answer research questions.

This brand new edition offers examples and visualizations using real-life data, a revised discussion of statistical inference, and introductory examples in R and SPSS. The third edition has been extensively reorganized with shorter chapters and closer links between concepts and formulas, while retaining useful pedagogical features including key terms, practice exercises, a math refresher, and playful inserts on "the mathematical imagination." The Joy of Stats also places a strong emphasis on learning how to write and speak clearly about data results. Supported by a companion website with data sets and additional resources, The Joy of Stats is a superb choice for introducing students to applied statistics and for refreshing and reviewing stats as a social scientist, public policy professional, or community activist.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roberta Garner is a professor in the Department of Sociology at DePaul University.
Michael Ash is a professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1487527292
• ISBN 13: 9781487527297
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 516
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande