Applying Social Statistics
Author | : Jay Alan Weinstein |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2010-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781442203136 |
ISBN-13 | : 1442203137 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: While Applying Social Statistics is 'about' social statistics and includes all of the topics generally covered in similar texts, it is first and foremost a book about how sociologists use statistics. Its emphasis is on statistical reasoning in sociology and on showing how these principles can be applied to numerous problems in a wide variety of contexts; to answer effectively the question 'what's it for.' A main learning objective is to help students understand how and why social statistics is used. Yet, Weinstein's style and substance recognize that it is of equal-or even greater-importance that they begin to learn how to apply these principles and techniques themselves.