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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957281803321

Autore

Blaikie Norman W. H. <1933->

Titolo

Analyzing quantitative data : from description to explanation / / Norman Blaikie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications Ltd, 2003

ISBN

9786611794781

9781849208604

1849208603

9781848605374

1848605374

9781281794789

1281794783

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 352 p.) : ill

Disciplina

0 1.4/22

Soggetti

Social sciences - Statistical methods

Social sciences - Methodology

Mathematical statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [344]-346) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: About the Book; Chapter 1 - Social Research and Data Analysis: Demystifying Basic Concepts; Chapter 2 - Data Analysis in Context: Working with Two Data Sets; Chapter 3 - Descriptive Analysis - Univariate: Looking for Characteristics; Chapter 4 - Descriptive Analysis - Bivariate: Looking for Patterns; Chapter 5 - Explanatory Analysis: Looking for Influences; Chapter 6 - Inferential Analysis: From Sample to Population; Chapter 7 - Data Reduction: Preparing to Answer Research Questions

Chapter 8 - Real Data Analysis: Answering Research Questions; Glossary; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; References; Index; Summary Chart of Methods

Sommario/riassunto

For social researchers who need to know what procedures to use under what circumstances in practical research projects, this book does not



require an indepth understanding of statistical theory.