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Just Plain Data Analysis
Gary M. Klass
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Description for Just Plain Data Analysis
hardcover. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPH; JHBC; JPA; PBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Just Plain Data Analysis teaches students statistical literacy skills that they can use to evaluate and construct arguments about public affairs issues grounded in numerical evidence. The book addresses skills that are often not taught in introductory social science research methods courses and that are often covered sketchily in the research methods textbooks: where to find commonly used measures of political and social conditions; how to assess the reliability and validity of specific indicators; how to present data efficiently in charts and tables; how to avoid common misinterpretations and misrepresentations of data; and how to evaluate causal arguments based on ... Read more
Just Plain Data Analysis teaches students statistical literacy skills that they can use to evaluate and construct arguments about public affairs issues grounded in numerical evidence. The book addresses skills that are often not taught in introductory social science research methods courses and that are often covered sketchily in the research methods textbooks: where to find commonly used measures of political and social conditions; how to assess the reliability and validity of specific indicators; how to present data efficiently in charts and tables; how to avoid common misinterpretations and misrepresentations of data; and how to evaluate causal arguments based on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442215078
SKU
V9781442215078
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Ref
99-15
About Gary M. Klass
Gary M. Klass teaches public policy, race and ethnicity, and quantitative research methods at Illinois State University. He is past president of the APSA Computers and Multimedia Section and co-editor of the Political Science Research and Teaching List.
Reviews for Just Plain Data Analysis
This short book is a useful supplement to traditional statistics and research method texts....Recommended.
CHOICE
In Just Plain Data Analysis, Gary Klass analyzes simple statistics that involve sophisticated reasoning. This book cuts through paradoxes, fallacies and socially-constructed statistics to uncover the basic elements of data analysis. A must-read for anyone interested in statistical literacy.
Milo Schield, director ... Read more
CHOICE
In Just Plain Data Analysis, Gary Klass analyzes simple statistics that involve sophisticated reasoning. This book cuts through paradoxes, fallacies and socially-constructed statistics to uncover the basic elements of data analysis. A must-read for anyone interested in statistical literacy.
Milo Schield, director ... Read more