Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: About the Book; Chapter 1 -- Social Research and Data Analysis: Demystifying Basic Concepts; Chapter 2 -- Data Analysis in Context: Working with Two Data Sets; Chapter 3 -- Descriptive Analysis -- Univariate: Looking for Characteristics; Chapter 4 -- Descriptive Analysis -- Bivariate: Looking for Patterns; Chapter 5 -- Explanatory Analysis: Looking for Influences; Chapter 6 -- Inferential Analysis: From Sample to Population; Chapter 7 -- Data Reduction: Preparing to Answer Research Questions
Summary
For social researchers who need to know what procedures to use under what circumstances in practical research projects, this book does not require an indepth understanding of statistical theory
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-346) and index
