Excel 2016 for Social Science Statistics : A Guide to Solving Practical Problems / / by Thomas J. Quirk

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910254093703321
• Autore: Quirk Thomas J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• ISBN: 3-319-39711-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XV, 260 p. 167 illus., 165 illus. in color.)
• Collana: Excel for Statistics, , 2570-4605
• Disciplina: 005.369
• Soggetti: Statistics; Social sciences; Psychology—Methodology; Psychometrics; Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Psychological Methods/Evaluation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Sample size, mean, standard deviation, standard error of the mean -- Random number generator -- Confidence interval about the mean using the TINV function and hypothesis testing -- One-group t-test for the mean -- Two-group t-test of the difference of the means for independent groups -- Correlation and simple linear regression -- Multiple correlation and multiple regression -- One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel in teaching social science statistics effectively. Similar to the previously published Excel 2013 for Social Sciences Statistics, this book is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical social science problems. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you. Excel, a widely available computer program for ; students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in social science courses. Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past. However, Excel 2016 for Social Science Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Problems is the first book to capitalize on these improvements by teaching students and managers how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and work. Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand social science problems. Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions in an appendix. Separately, there is a full Practice Test (with answers in an Appendix) that allows readers to test what they have learned. Includes 167 illustrations in color Suitable for upper undergraduates or graduate students At the beginning of his academic career, Prof. Tom J. Quirk spent six years in educational research at The American Institutes for Research and Educational Testing Service. He then taught Social Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Marketing, Management, and Accounting at Principia College, and is currently a Professor of Marketing in the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology at Webster University based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA) where he teaches Marketing Statistics, Marketing Research, and Pricing Strategies. He has written 60+ textbook supplements in Marketing and Management, published 20+ articles in professional journals, and presented 20+ papers at professional meetings. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from John Carroll University, both an M.A. in Education and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from The University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization / / edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910338038603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• ISBN: 3-319-78701-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2019.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVI, 178 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
• Collana: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, , 2198-7262
• Disciplina: 320.96
• Soggetti: Economic development; Political planning; African Politics; Development and Post-Colonialism; Public Policy; Africa Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Introduction: The Political Economy of Land in Africa -- Chapter 2: At A Crossroads: Land Reform and Democratic Contestation in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 3: Food and National Security: A Study of the Interconnections -- Chapter 4: Transforming the Bodi from Pastoralists to Outgrowers: Land and State Capitalism in South Omo and Southwest Ethiopia -- Chapter 5: South African Land Claim Processing: A Case of Street-Level Bureaucracy in the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Land Claims Commission -- Chapter 6: Land Policies in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria and Zambia -- Chapter 7: Land Governance in the Context of Legal Pluralism: Comparative Cases of Kenya, Ghana and South Africa -- Chapter 8: Rethinking Women Land Rights: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparison -- Chapter 9: The Chasm Between Sexes in Accessing Land and its Produce: The Case of Rural Women in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10: Land Conflicts in Southern Ghana: A Reflection of Multiple Ownership of Land and Usufruct Rights to Land Use -- Chapter 11: Land Tenure and Family ; Conflict in Rwanda: Case of Musanze District -- Chapter 12: Land Reform in Africa: Towards Resource Utilization and Sustainability. .
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is an examination of post-colonial land reforms across various African states. One of the decisive contradictions of colonialism in Africa was the distortion of use, access to and ownership of land. Land related issues and the need for land reform have consistently occupied a unique position in public discourse in Africa. The post-colonial African states have had to embark on concerted efforts at redressing historical grounded land policies and addressing the growing needs of land by the poor. However, agitations for land continue, while evidence of policy gaps abound. In many cases, policy change in terms of land use, distribution and ownership has reinforced inequalities and affected power and social relations in respective post-colonial African countries. Land has assumed major causes of structural violence and impediments to human and rural development in Africa; hence the need for holistic assessment of land reforms in post-colonial African states. The central objective of the text is to identify post-independence and current trends in land reform and to address the grievances in relation to land use, ownership and distribution. The book suggests practicable policy options towards addressing the land hunger and conflict, which could derail the ‘moderate’ socio-economic achievements and political stability recorded by post-colonial African nation-states. The book draws its strength and uniqueness from its adoption of country-specific case studies, which places the book in context, and utilizes field studies methodology which generate new knowledge on the continental land question. Taking a holistic approach to understanding Africa’s land question, this book will be attractive to academicians and students interested in policy and development, African politics, post-colonial development and policy, and conflict studies as well as policy-makers working in relevant areas.