Social Statistics for a Diverse Society - Rilegato

Frankfort-Nachmias, Chava; Leon-Guerrero, Anna

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ISBN 10: 1412968240 ISBN 13: 9781412968249

Casa editrice: Pine Forge Pr, 2009

Riassunto

In this Fifth Edition of their best-selling Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and Anna Leon-Guerrero use straightforward, conversational prose and emphasize common sense as they demonstrate the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. The book helps students learn key sociological concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic relationship between race, class, gender, and other social variables. An emphasis on SPSS (version 16.0) throughout the book, in conjunction with General Social Survey data, introduces students to one of the most commonly used analytical software packages. Each chapter ends with a demonstration of a related SPSS procedure, along with a set of useful exercises to help students practice what they learn.

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Chava Frankfort-Nachmias is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee where she teaches courses in research methods, statistics and Women Studies. She is the author of Research Methods in the Social Sciences (with David Nachmias) and numerous publications on ethnicity and development, urban revitalization and women in Israel.
Rev. 6.27.08

Anna Leon-Guerrero is Professor of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University, Washington. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She teaches courses in statistics, social theory, and social problems. Her areas of research and publications include job retention and social welfare policy, and social service program evaluation. She is also the author of Social Problems: Community, Policy and Social Action.
rev. 6.16.08

Contenuti:

Preface
CHAPTER ONE: THE WHAT AND WHY OF STATISTICS
The Research Process
Asking Research Questions
The Role of Theory
Formulating the Hypothesis
Collecting Data
Analyzing Data and Evaluating the Hypotheses
Looking at Social Differences
CHAPTER TWO: ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION: FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS
Frequency Distributions
Proportions and Percentages
Percentage Distributions
Comparisons
Statistics in Practice: Labor Force Participation Among Latinos
The Construction of Frequency Distributions
Cumulative Distributions
Rates
Statistics in Practice: Marriage and Divorce Rates Over Time
Reading the Research Literature: Statistical Tables
Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE: GRAPHIC PRESENTATION
The Pie Chart: Race and Ethnicity of the Elderly
The Bar Graph: Living Arrangements and Labor Force Participation of the Elderly
The Statistical Map: The Distribution of the Elderly
The Histogram
Statistics in Practice: The "Graying" of America
The Frequency Polygon
Time Series Charts
Statistics in Practice: Diversity at a Glance
CHAPTER FOUR: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
The Mode
The Median
The Mean
The Shape of the Distribution: Television and Education
Considerations for Choosing a Measure of Central Tendency
CHAPTER FIVE: MEASURES OF VARIABILITY
The Importance of Measuring Variability
The Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV): A Brief Introduction
The Range
The Interquartile Range: Increases in Elderly Population
The Box Plot
The Variance and the Standard Deviation
Considerations for Choosing a Measure of Variation
Reading the Research Literature: Differences in College Aspirations and Expectations Among Latino Adolescents
CHAPTER SIX: THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
Properties of the Normal Distribution
Standard (Z) Scores
The Standard Normal Distribution
The Standard Normal Table
A Final Note
CHAPTER SEVEN: SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION
Aims of Sampling
Some Basic Principles of Probability
Probability Sampling
The Concept of Sampling Distributions
The Sampling Distribution of the Mean
The Central Limit Theorem
CHAPTER EIGHT: ESTIMATION
Estimation Defined
Procedures for Estimating Confidence Intervals for Means
Statistics in Practice: Hispanic Migration and Earnings
Confidence Intervals for Proportions
Statistics in Practice: The Democratic Presidential Nomination
CHAPTER NINE: TESTING HYPOTHESES
Assumptions of Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Stating the Research and Null Hypotheses
Determining What Is Sufficiently Improbable: Probability Values and Alpha
The Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing: A Summary
Errors in Hypothesis Testing
Testing Hypotheses About Two Samples
The Sampling Distribution of the Difference Between Means
The Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing About Difference Between Means: A Summary
Testing the Significance of the Difference Between Two Sample Proportions
CHAPTER TEN: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES: CROSS-TABULATION
Independent and Dependent Variables
How to Construct a Bivariate Table: Race and Home Ownership
How to Compute Percentages in a Bivariate Table
How to Deal With Ambiguous Relationships Between Two Variables
Reading the Research Literature: Place of Death in America
The Properties of a Bivariate Relationship
Elaboration
Statistics in Practice: Family Support fort he Transition From High School
CHAPTER 11: THE CHI-SQUARE TEST
The Concept of the Chi-Square as a Statistical Test
The Concept of Statistical Independence
The Structure of Hypothesis Testing With Chi-Square
The Limitations of the Chi-Square Test: Sample Size and Statistical Significance
Statistics in Practice: Education and Health Assement
Reading the Research Literature: Sibling Cooperation and Academic Achievement
CHAPTER TWELVE: MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION FOR NOMINAL AND ORDINAL VARIABLES
Proportional Reduction of Error: A Brief Introduction
Lambda: A Measure of Association for Nominal Variables
Gamma: An Ordinal Measure of Association
Calculating Gamma
Calculating Kendall's Tau-b
Using Ordinal Measures with Dichotomous Variables
Reading the Research Literature: Worldview and Abortion Beliefs
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: REGRESSION AND CORRELATION
The Scatter Diagram
Linear Relations and Prediction Rules
Statistics in Practice: Median Household Income and Criminal Behavior
Methods for Assessing the Accuracy of Predictions
Statistics in Practice: Teen Pregnancy and Social Inequality
Statistics in Practice: The Marriage Penalty in Earnings
Multiple Regression
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
Understanding Analysis of Variance
The Structure of Hypothesis Testing Wwith ANOVA
The Five Steps in Hypothesis Testing: A Summary
Testing the Significance of r2 Using ANOVA
ANOVA for Multiple Linear Regressions
Reading the Research Literature: Self-Image and Ethnic Indentification
Reading the Research Literature: Effects of Authority Structures and Gender on Interaction in Task Groups
Appendix A Table of Random Numbers
Appendix B The Standard Normal Table
Appendix C Distribution of t
Appendix D Distribution of Chi-Square
Appendix E Distribution of F
Appendix F A Basic Math Review
Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions
Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pine Forge Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1412968240
• ISBN 13: 9781412968249
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 596