Publisher's Synopsis
"Statistics for Social Understanding introduces statistics as it's used in the social sciences-as a tool for advancing understanding of the social world. Based on the latest research from the American Statistical Association on the teaching and learning of quantitative reasoning, this text is perfect for introductory students. The authors provide thorough coverage of social science statistical topics, a balanced approach to calculation, and step-by-step directions on how to use statistical software, giving students the ability to analyze data and explore exciting questions. To accommodate changing undergraduate courses, the text incorporates examples from both Stata and SPSS in every chapter. It alsoprovides practice problems of every type as well as readily available datasets for classroom use from institutions such as the American National Election Study, World Value Survey, World Bank, and the School Survey on Crime and Safety. Each
