Social Statistics for a Diverse Society

Fifth Edition
Chava Frankfort-Nachmias University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Anna Leon-Guerrero Pacific Lutheran University
© 2009   616 pages   Pine Forge Press  
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Social Statistics for a Diverse Society

Fifth Edition
Chava Frankfort-Nachmias University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Anna Leon-Guerrero Pacific Lutheran University
© 2009   616 pages   Pine Forge Press  

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In this Fifth Edition of their best-selling Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and Anna Leon-Guerrero use straightforward, conversational prose and emphasize common sense as they demonstrate the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. Social Statistics for a Diverse Society helps students learn key sociological concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic relationship between race, class, gender, and other social variables.

An emphasis on SPSS® for Windows (version 16.0) throughout the book, in conjunction with General Social Survey data, introduces one of the most commonly used analytical software packages in the field. Each chapter ends with a demonstration of a related SPSS procedure, along with a set of useful exercises to help students practice what they learn.

New and Retained Features

  • New and updated real-world examples, drawn from a wide range of sources, including news stories, government reports, scholarly research, the National Opinion Research Center General Social Survey and the Monitoring the Future Survey, help students combine an understanding of statistics with an increased understanding of social issues
  • Significant student-friendly reorganization of the text provides descriptive and inferential statistics in discrete units first, followed by coverage of data analysis
  • Updated statistical applications in examples now include social issues beyond race and gender, such as class and mobility
  • Reading the Research Literature sections in most chapters help students read and interpret statistical information in professional and scholarly publications
  • Fully revitalized learning aids, including new end-of-chapter exercises, Learning Checks, and Statistics in Practice and A Closer Look boxes
  • A new data set available on the Study Site applies to criminology and social work research issues


Ancillaries

  • Instructor Resources on CD feature a new test bank with a wide variety of test questions, PowerPoint slides for each chapter, illustrations from the book, and teaching tips. Contact Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243).
  • A Student study site contains interactive quizzes, e-flashcards, data sets, online research activities, SAGE journal articles and more.


Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Fifth Edition is appropriate for use in Introduction to Statistics, Social Statistics, Research Methods and Data Analysis courses in all of the social sciences.

 

Previous Editions Published by SAGE

Fourth Edition: © 2006
Third Edition: © 2002
Second Edition: © 1999

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