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Levin, Jack, 1941-

Elementary statistics in social research : the essentials / Jack Levin, James Alan Fox. - 3rd ed. - Boston : Allyn & Bacon, c2011. - xii, 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Why the social researcher uses statistics -- Organizing the data -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of variability -- Probability and the normal curve -- Samples and populations -- Testing differences between means -- Analysis of variance -- Nonparametric tests of significance -- Correlation -- Regression analysis -- Nonparametric measures of correlation -- Choosing statistical procedures for research problems.

ISBN: 9780205638000 (pbk.) 0205638007 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009046521

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Statistics.

LC Class. No.: HA29 / L388 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 519.502/43