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Achievement Testing: Recent Advances (Book)

Isaac I Bejar

ISBN:9780803920477

Presents a cogent overview of current developments in achievement testing, with a look at applications. Examines differences between the random sampling model and the latent trait model....more details
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Analysis of Nominal Data (Book)

H T Reynolds;John LReynoldsan Sullivan

ISBN:9780803906532

The updated second edition offers expanded discussions of the chi square test of significance and the potential measures of association available for use with categoric data. Reviewing basic techniques in analysis of nominal data...more details
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Analyzing Panel Data (Book)

Gregory B Markus

ISBN:9780803913721

Discusses an array of techniques for the analysis of data collected on the same units of analysis (the "panel") at two or more points in time....more details
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Applied Regression: An Introduction (Book)

Michael S Lewis-Beck

ISBN:9780803914940

Allows social scientists who are not specialists in quantitative techniques to arrive at clear verbal explanations of their numerical results. Provides a lucid discussion of more specialized subjects: analysis of residuals...more details
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Bayesian Statistical Inference (Book)

Gudmund R Iversen

ISBN:9780803923287

Statisticians now generally acknowledge the theorectical importance of Bayesian inference, if not its practical validity. According to Gudmund R. Iversen...more details
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Beyond Method: Strategies for Social Research (Book)

Gareth Morgan

ISBN:9780803920781

Research is often seen as a neutral, technical process through which researchers simply reveal or discover knowledge. A broader and more self-reflective stance is advocated in Beyond Method...more details
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Canonical Correlation Analysis: Uses and Interpretation (Book)

Bruce Thompson

ISBN:9780803923928

Recent advances both in statistical methodology and in computer automation are making canonical correlation analysis available to more and more researchers. In an essentially nonmathematical presentation that provides numerous examples...more details
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Causal Modeling (Book)

Herbert B Asher

ISBN:9780803906549

Retains complete coverage of the first edition, while amplifying key areas such as direct/indirect effects, standardized/unstandardized variables...more details
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Cluster Analysis (Book)

Mark S Aldenderfer;Roger K Blashfield Roger KBlashfield

ISBN:9780803923768

Although clustering--the classification of objects into meaningful sets--is an important procedure in the social sciences today, cluster analysis as a multivariate statistical procedure is poorly understood by many social scientists...more details
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A Preface to Lisrel (Book)

J Scott Long;John L Sullivan

ISBN:9780803920446

Demonstrates how to use confirmatory factor analysis--a model that allows researchers to specify the relationships among observed and latent variables on the basis of substantive considerations rather than mathematical convenience....more details
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Covariance Structure Models: An Introduction to Lisrel (Book)

J Scott Long

ISBN:9780803920453

Building directly on confirmatory factor analysis, Long presents a measurement model (drawn from psychometrics) and a structural equation model (drawn from econometrics) that...more details
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Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values (Book)

Geert H Hofstede

ISBN:9780803913066

"This important book is based on a monumental study of the sales subsidiaries of a major multinational corporation which operates in 39 countries in the world. Since...more details
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Discriminant Analysis (Book)

William R Klecka

ISBN:9780803914919

Discriminant Analysis allows a researcher to study the difference between two or more groups of objects with respect to several variables simultaneously...more details
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Dynamic Modeling: An Introduction (Book)

Robert Huckfeldt;John L Kohfeld C WSullivan

ISBN:9780803909465

Outlines the theory behind, and techniques for, using dynamic modeling, taking the reader through a series of increasingly complex models. At each step...more details
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Event History Analysis: Regression for Longitudinal Event Data (Book)

Paul D Allison;Richard G Niemi

ISBN:9780803920552

Drawing on recent "event history" analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering, and sociology, this clear and comprehensive monograph explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths...more details
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Family Assessment: Tools for Understanding and Intervention (Book)

Adele M Holman;Holman

ISBN:9780803920200

This is a practical, easy-to-use guide for pinpointing the strengths and limitations of troubled families. Holman discusses elements crucial to understanding a family--the family as a system...more details
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Game Theory: Concepts and Applications (Book)

Frank C Zagare

ISBN:9780803920507

This volume demonstrates the applicability of game-theoretic models and explores zero-sum games, the fundamental Minimax Theory, nonzero-sum games, and n-person games....more details
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Grantsmanship (Book)

Armand Lauffer

ISBN:9780803920224

Lauffer's 1977 bestseller has been revised in order to place emphasis on the need to understand your own organization, your clients and your funding options throughout the grant-getting process. Via a series of checklists...more details
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Interpreting and Using Regression (Book)

Christopher H Achen;John L Sullivan

ISBN:9780803919150

Outlines the actual procedures researchers employ, places them in the framework of statistical theory, and shows how good research takes account both of statistical theory and real world demands. Achen builds a working philosophy of regression that goes well beyond the abstract...more details
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Interrupted Time Series Analysis (Book)

David McDowall;Errol E McCleary RichardMeidinger

ISBN:9780803914933

Describes ARIMA, or Box-Tiao models, widely used in the analysis of interrupted time series quasi-experiments. Assumes no statistical background beyond simple correlation....more details
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Introduction to Applied Demography: Data Sources and Estimation Techniques (Book)

Norfleet W Rives;Jr Norfleet Serow William JRives

ISBN:9780803921344

Identifies kinds and sources of demographic data and then explains how to use this information to determine demographic trends and their consequences....more details
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Introduction to Survey Sampling (Book)

Graham Kalton;Kalton Graham

ISBN:9780803921269

Reviews sampling methods used in surveys: simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, cluster and multi-stage sampling, sampling with probability proportional to size...more details
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Learning from the Field: A Guide from Experience (Book)

William F Whyte;Kathleen King Whyte

ISBN:9780803933187

In this volume Professor Whyte compiles information gathered from his vast experience in field research. The book provides invaluable information for the student - it covers a broad range of research...more details
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Linear Probability Logit & Probit Models (Book)

John H Aldrich;John L Nelson Forrest DSullivan

ISBN:9780803921337

After showing why ordinary regression analysis is not appropriate in investigating dichotomous or otherwise "limited" dependent variables, this volume examines three techniques-linear probability...more details
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Log-Linear Models (Book)

David Knoke;John L Burke Peter JSullivan

ISBN:9780803914926

Introduces methods for quantitative assessment of relationships among categoric variables in multivariable crosstabulations. Procedures to estimate and interpret effect parameters for hierarchical models are described for both the general loglinear model and its logit version....more details
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Magnitude Scaling: Quantitative Measurement of Opinions (Book)

Milton Lodge

ISBN:9780803917477

Describes the techniques and rationale behind magnitude scaling that can provide the researcher with greater accuracy in gauging the strength of opinions...more details
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Matrix Algebra: An Introduction (Book)

Krishnan Namboodiri;Richard G Niemi

ISBN:9780803920521

Defines basic terms and elementary matrices manipulation, introduces the concept of linear dependence, and explains eigenvalues and eigenvectors with illustrated examples....more details
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Measures of Association (Book)

Albert M Liebetrau

ISBN:9780803919747

Clearly reviews the properities of important contemporary measures of association and correlation. Devotes full chapters to measures for nominal...more details
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Methods for Policy Research (Book)

Ann Majchrzak;AmitaiMajchrzak Etzioni

ISBN:9780803920606

"Essential reading as it has the potential to help sociologists think about the ways in which their studies may be designed, conducted, and reported so that they will be relevant to policymakers...more details
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Mobility Tables (Book)

Michael Hout;Richard G Niemi

ISBN:9780803920569

Explains the most widely used methods for analyzing cross-classified data on occupational origins and destinations. Reviews classic definitions...more details
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Multiattribute Evaluation (Book)

Ward Edwards;J Robert Newman

ISBN:9780803900950

Ward Edwards and J. Robert Newman clearly explain Multiattribute Utility Technology (MAUT), a technique that facilitates decision making by identifying and weighting the objectives of the stakeholders in a specific decision....more details
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Multiple Regression in Practice (Book)

William Dale Berry;Stanley Niemi Richard GFeldman

ISBN:9780803920545

The authors provide a systematic treatment of the major problems involved in using regression analysis. They clearly and concisely discuss the consequences of violating the assumptions of the regression model...more details
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Naturalistic Inquiry (Book)

Yvonna S Lincoln;Egon G Guba

ISBN:9780803924314

Naturalistic Inquiry provides social scientists with a basic but comprehensive rationale for non-positivistic approaches to research. It confronts the basic premise underlying the scientific tradition that all questions can be answered by employing empirical...more details
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Needs Assessment: A Model for Community Planning (Book)

Keith A Neuber

ISBN:9780803913967

The Community-Oriented Needs Assessment (CONA) model presented by the authors demonstrates that effective two-way communication between providers of human services and the community is necessary for effective and efficient social services. The (CONA) model uses data from demographic/statistical profiles...more details
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Network Analysis (Book)

David Knoke;James Niemi Richard GKuklinski

ISBN:9780803919143

The authors, David Knoke and James H. Kuklinski, systematically inventory the central features of network analysis techniques, cite original sources to be consulted for greater detail...more details
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Nonrecursive Causal Models (Book)

William Dale Berry

ISBN:9780803922655

Many substantive research problems in the social sciences (for which the underlying assumption of unidirectionality in causal effects is unrealistic) do not lend themselves to 'recursive' models. In such cases...more details
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Outsiders in a Hearing World: A Sociology of Deafness (Book)

Paul C Higgins

ISBN:9780803914223

The deaf are outsiders in a world largely created and controlled by those who hear. Based on intensive interviewing, observation, and the personal experience of the author (whose parents are deaf)...more details
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Practical Evaluation (Book)

Michael Quinn Patton

ISBN:9780803919051

Patton demonstrates that the main failing of most evaluations is a lack of practicality. They fail to be cheap, accurate, attuned to the differences between different programmes or to provide useful...more details
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Research Designs (Book)

Paul E Spector

ISBN:9780803917095

Author Paul E. Spector provides a clear introduction to the principles of experimental and non-experimental design, including single group design...more details
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Sexual Exploitation: Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Workplace Harassment (Book)

Diana E H Russell

ISBN:9780803923553

"In every field there are a few conceptual thinkers who are able to compile what is known about a subject in ways that advance us to the next level of knowledge. Diana Russell is such a scholar...more details
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Test Item Bias (Book)

Steven J Osterlind;John L Sullivan

ISBN:9780803919891

Steven J. Osterlind discusses five strategies for detecting bias: analysis of variance, transformed item difficulties, chi square, item characteristic curve...more details
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The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research (Book)

David Finkelhor;Gerald T Gelles Richard JHotaling

ISBN:9780803919358

This unique volume attests to the coming of age of research on family violence. Leading authorities in this interdisciplinary area offer useful insights into such concerns as wife-battering...more details
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The Dissident Press: Alternative Journalism in American History (Book)

Lauren Kessler

ISBN:9780803920873

"The Dissident Press is an excellent contribution to the literature on the American mass media. Its greatest value is in providing a thread of continuity across time and among individuals who have created alternative publications." --Edwin Emery...more details
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The Idea of Police (Book)

Carl B Klockars

ISBN:9780803921795

What is the best way to define the police? Why do we have police at all? In modern democracies like the United States and Great Britain, why is most policing done by employees of the state? What is the relationship between police and the law? What makes a good police officer? In addressing these questions...more details
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Too Many Women?: The Sex Ratio Question (Book)

Marcia Guttentag;Paul F Secord

ISBN:9780803919198

The basic premise of this provocative book is a startling one - that sex ratios among people on the marriage market have profound consequences for a wide variety of attitudes...more details
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Understand Social Agency (Book)

Armand Lauffer

ISBN:9780803923492

This revised and expanded Second Edition of the widely read Understanding Your Social Agency offers students and practitioners a simple yet comprehensive introduction to organizational theory and its meaning for social agencies...more details
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Understanding Programme Evaluation (Book)

Leonard Rutman;George Mowbray

ISBN:9780803920934

"This is an interesting monograph and one which should be useful for the intended audience of program managers and students . . . particularly in respect to the emphasis placed on the utilization of evaluation information for management purposes and the need to tailor evaluations to meet this primary purpose...more details
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Unidimensional Scaling (Book)

John P McIver;Edward G Sullivan John LCarmines

ISBN:9780803917361

Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of scaling theory and construction. The authors present an overview and comparative analysis of such techniques as Thurstone scaling...more details
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Using Published Data: Errors and Remedies (Book)

Herbert Jacob

ISBN:9780803922990

The apparant authenticity of published data can be as dangerous as it is inviting the author warns. He points out the main problems and analyzes the various ways these problems arise....more details
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