The Data Game Controversies in Social Science Statistics

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Synopsis

Now updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.

Book details

Edition:
3
Series:
Habitat Guides
Author:
Mark Maier, Jennifer Imazeki
ISBN:
9781315501925
Related ISBNs:
9780585179896, 9781315501932, 9780765640611, 9780765603760, 9780765603760, 9780765603753, 9780765603753, 9780765603760, 9781315501932, 9780765603753
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
320
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-06-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1999
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government