Statistics and Data Analysis for Social Science

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

Chapter 2: Frequency Tables Introduction

Chapter 5: Probability and the Normal Curve Introduction

Chapter 6: Probability- From Samples to Statistics

Chapter 7: Crosstabulation Tables and Chi-Square (X ²)

Chapter 9: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

                        Introduction

                        Concepts

                        Why Statistics?

                        Variables

                        Independent and Dependent Variables

                        Measurement

                        Graphical Representation of Data (What Data “look” Like)

                        Validity and Reliability

                        Individual Data

                        Ecological Data

                        Chapter Summary

                        Introduction

                        Toxic Waste and “Superfund”

                        Frequency Tables

                        Superfund Sites: Frequency Table for a Nominal Variable 

                        Frequency Table for an Ordinal Variable

                        Frequency Table for an Interval/Ratio Variable

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency

                        Introduction

                        Averages and Energy Consumption

                        Definitions of Mode, Median, and Mean

                        Calculating Measures of Central Tendency with Raw Data

                        Calculating Measures of Central Tendency with Grouped Data

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Measures of Dispersion

                        Introduction

                        The Distribution of Education in the U.S.

                        Range

                        Interquartile Range

                        Mean Deviation

                        Variance and Standard Deviation

                        Variance (S²)

                        Standard Deviation (S) 

                        Standard Deviation and the Normal Curve

                        Chapter Summary

                        Introduction

                        Intelligence, Life Chances, and Inequality

                        The Fundamentals of Probability

                        Probability Using Frequency Tables

                        Probability and the Normal Curve

                        Using Z-Scores to Find Percentiles

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 6: Probability- From Samples to Statistics

                        Introduction

                        The Politics of Sampling: Global Warming and Political Party

                        Sampling and Statistics

                        The Standard Error of the Mean

                        The Standard Error of the Proportion

                        Other Confidence Intervals

                        The t Distribution

                        Hypotheses and Testing Differences between Means

                        Potential Errors: Type I and Type II

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: Crosstabulation Tables and Chi-Square (X ²)

                         Introduction

                        The “Environmental Decade” and Environmentalism

                        Data Presented in Crosstabulation Tables

                        Crosstabulation and The Chi-Square Test of Statistical Significance (X ²)

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 8: Measures of Association for Categorical Variables

                        Introduction

                        Social Institutions and Social Control

                        Nominal Measures of Association

                        Ordinal Measures of Association

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 9: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

                        Introduction

                        Smoking on Campus

                        ANOVA

                        Chapter Summary

Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression

                        Introduction

                        Unequal America

                        Scatterplots: The Underlying Logic behind Correlation

                        Correlation

                        Linear Regression

                        Chapter Summary

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