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With a clear, captivating writing style and fascinating examples utilizing real data threaded throughout, this textbook covers the contemporary statistical methods and techniques that students will encounter in the world of social research. Presented at the introductory level, the content in this book carefully guides students through increasingly complex exercises without intimidating them. Recurring examples frame four timely topics – health, immigration, income inequality, and everyday harassment – and help students understand how the techniques fit together, and how to use the techniques in combination with one another.
Prepared by the author, this accompanying website extends the material found in the book and provides a superb source of information for learning about statistical methods. Here, students and their instructors will find step-by-step explanations detailing how to carry out different techniques, interpret the results, and present them to various audiences.
Features include:
- Engaging Animations of Key Concepts
- Dynamic Demonstrations of How Statistics Change in Line with the Data
- Short Lectures on Challenging Topics
- In-Class Exercises to Help Students Make Sense out of Statistical Results
- Reader’s Guide to Research Appearing in Top Academic Journals
