Essentials of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society by Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero and Georgiann Davis (2020, Trade Paperback)

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

1544372507

9781544372501

16050096393

Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero, Chava Frankfort-Nachmias, Georgiann Davis

Essentials of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society

Trade Paperback

English

Probability & Statistics / General, Sociology / General, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

2020

Textbook

Science, Mathematics, Social Science

456 Pages

9.2 in

0.6 in

7.4 in

24.1 Oz

4

2021-304180

College Audience

Ha29.L364 2021

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: The What and the Why of StatisticsThe Research ProcessAsking Research QuestionsThe Role of TheoryFormulating the HypothesesCollecting DataAnalyzing Data and Evaluating the HypothesesExamining a Diverse SocietyChapter 2: The Organization and Graphic Presentation of DataFrequency DistributionsProportions and PercentagesPercentage DistributionsThe Construction of Frequency DistributionsCumulative DistributionsRatesBivariate TablesHow to Construct a Bivariate TableHow to Compute Percentages in a Bivariate TableGraphic Presentation of DataThe Pie ChartThe Bar GraphThe HistogramThe Line GraphThe Time-Series ChartStatistics in Practice: Foreign-Born Population 65 Years and OverChapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency and VariabilityMeasures of Central TendencyMeasures of VariabilityChapter 4: The Normal DistributionProperties of the Normal DistributionAn Application of the Normal CurveThe Standard Normal DistributionThe Standard Normal TableReading the Research Literature: Child Health and Academic AchievementChapter 5: Sampling and Sampling DistributionsAims of SamplingBasic Probability PrinciplesProbability SamplingThe Concept of the Sampling DistributionThe Sampling Distribution of the MeanThe Central Limit TheoremStatistics in Practice: The 2016 U.S. Presidential ElectionChapter 6: EstimationPoint and Interval EstimationConfidence Intervals for MeansStatistics in Practice: Hispanic Migration and EarningsConfidence Intervals for ProportionsReading the Research Literature: Women Victims of Intimate ViolenceChapter 7: Testing HypothesesAssumptions of Statistical Hypothesis TestingStating the Research and Null HypothesesProbability Values and AlphaThe Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing: A SummaryErrors in Hypothesis TestingHypothesis Testing With One Sample and Population Variance UnknownHypothesis Testing With Two Sample MeansThe Sampling Distribution of the Difference Between MeansThe Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing About Difference Between Means: A SummaryStatistics in Practice: Vape Use Among TeensHypothesis Testing With Two Sample ProportionsReading the Research Literature: Reporting the Results of Hypothesis TestingChapter 8: The Chi-Square Test and Measures of AssociationThe Concept of Chi-Square as a Statistical TestThe Concept of Statistical IndependenceThe Structure of Hypothesis Testing With Chi-SquareStatistics in Practice: Respondent and Mother EducationProportional Reduction of ErrorLambda: A Measure of Association for Nominal VariablesCramer's V: A Chi-Square-Related Measure of Association for Nominal VariablesGamma and Kendall's Tau-b: Symmetrical Measures of Association for Ordinal VariablesReading the Research Literature: India's Internet-Using PopulationChapter 9: Analysis of VarianceUnderstanding Analysis of VarianceThe Structure of Hypothesis Testing With ANOVAThe Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing: A SummaryStatistics in Practice: The Ethical ConsumerReading the Research Literature: College Satisfaction Among Latino StudentsChapter 10: Regression and CorrelationThe Scatter DiagramLinear Relationships and Prediction RulesA Negative Relationship: Age and Internet Hours per WeekMethods for Assessing the Accuracy of PredictionsTesting the Significance of r2 Using ANOVAStatistics in Practice: Multiple Regression and ANOVAReading the Research Literature: Academic Intentions and SupportAppendix A. Table of Random NumbersAppendix B. The Standard Normal TableAppendix C. Distribution of tAppendix D. Distribution of Chi-SquareAppendix E. Distribution of FAppendix F. Basic Math Review (on the website*)Learning Check SolutionsAnswers to Odd-Numbered ExercisesGlossaryNotesIndex

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