|
Product Description
Simply put, Thinking Through Statistics is a primer on how to maintain rigorous data standards in social science work, and one that makes a strong case for revising the way that we try to use statistics to support our theories. But don’t let that daunt you. With clever examples and witty takeaways, John Levi Martin proves himself to be a most affable tour guide through these scholarly waters.
Martin argues that the task of social statistics isn't to estimate parameters, but to reject false theory. He illustrates common pitfalls that can keep researchers from doing just that using a combination of visualizations, re-analyses, and simulations. Thinking Through Statistics gives social science practitioners accessible insight into troves of wisdom that would normally have to be earned through arduous trial and error, and it does so with a lighthearted approach that ensures this field guide is anything but stodgy.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- Thinking Through Theory
- Evidence
- Social Structures
- The Explanation of Social Action
- Thinking Through Methods: A Social Science Primer
- Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction
- Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-glut
- Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
- Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age
- A Pocket Style Manual, APA Version
*If this is not the "Thinking Through Statistics" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link. Details were last updated on Dec 25, 2024 12:48 +08.