TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Fielding, Jane
AU  - Gilbert, Nigel
TI  - Understanding social statistics
SN  - 9781412910545
U1  - 300.15195 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE Publications, 
KW  - Data Interpretation
KW  - Statistical
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - methods
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Numbers, data and analysis; 2. Using computers in statistics
; 3. Univariate statistics
; 4. Graphics for display
; 5. Measures of central tendency and dispersion
; 6. Graphics for analysis
; 7. The normal curve
; 8. Correlation and regression: bivariate analysis
; 9. Categorial data: tables
; 10. Sampling and inference
; 11. Testing Hypotheses
; 12. Modelling data
N2  - This is a practical introduction to statistics as a means of revealing patterns in human behaviour. It takes the fear out of the use of statistics in social research and avoids unnecessary use of mathematical concepts and techniques
ER  -