| The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics Contributor(s): Maier, Mark (Author), Imazeki, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765629801 ISBN-13: 9780765629807 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Statistics - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 300.151 |
| LCCN: 2012013223 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book introduces students to the collection, uses, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. It would suit all social science introductory statistics and research methods courses. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the economy, wealth, income, poverty, labor, business statistics, and public opinion polling, with a concluding chapter devoted to the common problem of ambiguity. Each chapter includes multiple case studies illustrating the controversies, overview of data sources including web sites, chapter summary and a set of case study questions designed to stimulate further thought. |