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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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Frankfort-Nachmias (sociology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) and Leon-Guerrero (sociology, Pacific Lutheran U.) present a textbook for undergraduate students in social science that explains statistics within the context of daily life and relevant social science issues. They address the math anxiety that some students may have by emphasizing intuition, logic, and common sense over rote memorization and derivation of formulas. This edition has new and updated real-world examples, updates to statistical applications to include issues such as class and mobility, and a new data set available on the companion website. It has been reorganized to address descriptive data analysis and inferential statistics first, followed by inferential analysis. SPSS for Windows is used throughout the book. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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