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Summary:

This book is an accessible introduction to quantitative data analysis, concentrating on the key issues facing those new to research, such as how to decide which statistical procedure is suitable, and how to interpret the subsequent results.

Table of Contents:

• Cross-tubulations
• More on tables
• Still more on tables
• On the manipulation of data by computer
• Introduction to correlation and regression (ordinary least squares)
• Introduction to multiple correlation and regressions (ordinary least squares)
• Multiple regression tricks: techniques for handling special analytic problems
• Multiple imputation of missing data
• Sample design and survey estimation
• Regression diagnostics
• Scale construction
• Log-linear analysis
• Bionomial logistic regression
• Multinomial and ordinal logistic regression and tobit regression
• Improving causal inference: fixed effects and random effects modeling
• Final thoughts and future directions: research design and interpretation issues.

Author/Creator:

Treiman, Donald J.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Quantitative data analysis: doing social research to test ideas [by Treiman, D.J.]

Related Series:

Research methods for the social sciences

Subjects:

Social sciences — Research — Statistical methods

Sociology — Research — Statistical methods

Sociology — Statistical methods

Social sciences — Statistical methods — Computer programs

Stata

Social sciences

Sociology

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-430) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 443 pages) : illustrations.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HA29 .T675 2009eb

ISBNs:

9781118512609 (electronic bk.)
111851260X (electronic bk.)
9780470380031 [Invalid]
0470380039 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

870272964

Other Control Numbers:

698074 (source: EbpS)