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A concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of social scientific thinking, this classic text-a favorite with students for over 25 years-makes scientific thinking, research methods and statistics accessible to undergraduates at a common sense level.
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This introduction to social scientific reasoning offers an interdisciplinary approach to the material and assumes no previous background in statistics. The basic concepts, vocabulary, objectives, and methodologies are all explained. Appendices present two recent examples of social scientific writing. The authors teach political science at Western Washington University. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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