Statistical methods for the social sciences

Abstract

1. Introduction – 2. Sampling and Measurement – 3.Descriptive Statistics – 4. Probability Distributions – 5. Statistical Inference: Estimation -- 6. Statistical Inference: Significance Tests – 7. Comparison of Two Groups -- 8. Analyzing Association between Categorical Variables – 9. Linear Regression and Correlation – 10. Introduction to Multivariate Relationships – 11. Multiple Regression and Correlation – 12. Comparing Groups: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Methods – 13. Combining Regression and ANOVA: Quantitative and Categorical Predictors – 14. Model Building with Multiple Regression -- 15. Logistic Regression: Modeling Categorical Responses – 16. An Introduction to Advanced Methodology -- Appendix A: SPSS and SAS for Statistical Analyses -- Appendix B: Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises.