Statistics for Social Research

This text offers an introduction to the basic concepts and techniques that social science students need for a grounding in statistics. Using a step-by-step procedure, this book includes the basic concepts of data description, sampling estimation, inference and association/correlation, explaining each one and its application to real life problems. Boxed definitions, worked practical examples and exercises support the reader throughout and disks available in both Macintosh and PC formats to generate results and replicate the procedures described.