A core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, not math Basic Statistics for Social Research teaches core general statistical concepts and methods that all social science majors must master to understand (and do) social research. Its use of mathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authors focus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in the analysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematical and computational aspects. Research questions and applications are taken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and each chapter is organized around one or more general ideas that are explained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail in the body of the text. Each chapter contains instructive features to aid students in understanding and mastering the various statistical approaches presented in the book, including: Learning objectives Check quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the end of the chapter Summary Key terms End-of-chapter exercises SPSS exercises (in select chapters) Ancillary materials for both the student and the instructor are available and include a test bank for instructors and downloadable video tutorials for students.

A core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, notmathBasic Statistics for Social Research teaches core generalstatistical concepts and methods that all social science majorsmust master to understand (and do) social research. Its use ofmathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authorsfocus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in theanalysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematicaland computational aspects. Research questions and applications aretaken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and eachchapter is organized around one or more general ideas that areexplained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail inthe body of the text.Each chapter contains instructive features to aid students inunderstanding and mastering the various statistical approachespresented in the book, including:* Learning objectives* Check quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the endof the chapter* Summary* Key terms* End-of-chapter exercises* SPSS exercises (in select chapters)Ancillary materials for both the student and the instructor areavailable and include a test bank for instructors and downloadablevideo tutorials for students.

Tables and FigurePrefaceAcknowledgementsThe AuthorsPart 1 Univariate DescriptionChapter 1: Statistics and the Research ProcessChapter 2: Frequency DistributionChapter 3: Central TendencyChapter 4: DispersionChapter 5: Distribution ShapePart 2 Inference and Hypothesis TestingChapter 6: The Normal DistributionChapter 7: Basic Ideas of Statistical InferenceChapter 8: Hypothesis Testing for One SampleChapter 9: Hypothesis Testing for Two SamplesChapter 10: Multiple Group Tests for Proportions: Chi-squareChapter 11: Multiple Sample Tests for Means: One-way ANOVAPart 3 Association and PredictionChapter 12: Association with Categorical VariablesChapter 13: Association with Interval/Ratio VariablesChapter 14: Prediction for Interval/Ratio OutcomesChapter 15: Prediction for Categorical OutcomesAppendicesIndex