| Description |
1 online resource (350 pages) |
| Series |
Habitat Guides |
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Habitat guides.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; The Purpose of This Book; How to Use This Book; 2. Demography; Data Sources; U.S. Census; Vital Statistics; Controversies; The Population Undercount; Undocumented Immigrants; Costly Immigrants?; A Birth Dearth?; Race and Ethnicity; Households and Families; "Oh No, I Forgot to Get Married!"; Divorce; Summary; Case Study Questions; 3. Housing; Data Sources; U.S. Census; American Housing Survey; Price Data; Controversies |
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Housing QualityIs There an Affordability Crisis?; Racial Discrimination by Banks; The Homeless; Geographic Units; Segregation; Is Seattle the Best Place to Live?; Summary; Case Study Questions; 4. Health; Data Sources; Controversies; Infant Mortality; Are We Living Longer?; Cancer; AIDS; Is Slower Safer?; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Summary; Case Study Questions; 5. Education; Data Sources; National Center for Education Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau; Other Surveys; Controversies; Poor Data; High School Dropouts; Illiteracy; Black Educational Progress; School Desegregation: What Has Happened? |
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TestingSummary; Case Study Questions; 6. Crime; Data Sources; Uniform Crime Reports; National Crime Victimization Survey; Controversies; How Much Crime Is There?; Is the Crime Wave Over?; Rape; Will You Be a Crime Victim?; Does Poverty Cause Crime?; Why Is the Black Crime Rate So High?; Does Prison Pay?; Does Capital Punishment Deter Murder?; What About White-Collar Crime?; Summary; Case Study Questions; 7. The National Economy; Data Sources; U.S. Commerce Department; U.S. Labor Department; U.S. Federal Reserve Board; Private Sector; Controversies; Which GDP? |
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Adjusting GDP Growth for InflationProblems with GDP; Underground Economy; Intercountry Comparisons; Measuring Productivity; The Savings Rate; International Statistics; Summary; Case Study Questions; 8. Wealth, Income, and Poverty; Data Sources; Wealth; Income; Controversies; Are the Rich Getting Richer?; What Is Wealth?; Who Is the Richest of Them All?; Are We Better Off?; Disappearing Middle Class; What Is Poverty?; Summary; Case Study Questions; 9. Labor Statistics; Data Sources; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau; Controversies; Unemployment; Better Jobs? |
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The Minimum Wage and JobsUnions; Is the Workplace Safe?; Squirrel Cage or Easier Times?; International Labor Statistics; Summary; Case Study Questions; 10. Business Statistics; Data Sources; Public Corporations; Privately Held Corporations; Small Businesses; Aggregate Statistics; Controversies; Who Is the Biggest of Them All?; Are the Big Too Big?; The Urge to Merge-Are the Big Getting Bigger?; Is Small Beautiful?; Line-of-Business Reporting; How Much Profit?; How Now Dow?; Picking Stock Winners; Summary; Case Study Questions; 11. Government; Data Sources; U.S. Budget; Money; Prices |
| Notes |
Controversies |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Social problems -- Statistics
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Social problems
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Imazeki, Jennifer
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| ISBN |
9781315501925 |
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1315501929 |
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