Elementary Statistics in Social Research 7e - Couverture rigide

Every edition is thoroughly updated. Some exciting new features updated in this edition:

• Problem sets have been revised and expanded, with many new problems from many fields of study: sociology, political science, psychology, economics, education, criminal justice, urban planning, health and medicine, etc.
• Examples have been updated throughout with the most recent data available from government and private sources.
• New boxed inserts, Practical and Statistical, give examples of how statistical measures are applied in everyday life.

This best-selling text in the field provides a broad, fluent introduction to statistics for students in the social sciences ― especially those with a limited background in mathematics. Focusing on the “hows” and “whys” of statistics, Levin and Fox integrate theory and practice with detailed step-by-step illustrations of statistical procedures. Clear explanations of statistical concepts are also provided. A review of basic mathematics, statistical tables, a list of formulas, and a glossary of terms are located in the appendixes at the end of the book.