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040 _aYDX
_beng
_erda
_cYDX
082 0 4 _a320.072/7
_223
_bL898
100 1 _aLoveless, Matthew,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPolitical analysis :
_ba guide to data & statistics /
_cMatthew Loveless.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSAGE Publications Ltd ;
_aThousand Oaks, California :
_bSAGE Publications Inc.,
_c[2023]
264 4 _c©2023
300 _avi, 492 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAn Introduction. The Scientific Method And Statistics -- Theory And Hypotheses -- Data And Variables -- Research Design -- Statistics And The Scientific Study Of Politics -- Descriptive Statistics. Univariate Descriptive Statistics -- Measures Of Association I: Nominal- And Ordinal-Level Variables -- Measures Of Association II: Means Comparison And Correlation -- Measures Of Association III: (Bivariate) Regression -- Inferential Statistics. An Introduction To Inference -- Inference For Nominal- & Ordinal-level Variables -- The Central Limit Theorem -- Inference For Interval-Level Variables -- Multiple Regression. Multiple Regression -- Extensions To Multiple Regression -- Issues With Multiple Regression -- Binary Logistic Regression -- Categorical And Limited Dependent Variables -- Current Debates. Big Alternatives -- The Ethics Of Data Analysis.
520 _a"From news reporting on elections or unfolding political crises to everyday advertising, you are confronted with statistics. Rather than being swayed by bad arguments and questionable correlations, this book introduces you to the most common and contemporary statistical methods so that you can better understand the world. It's not about mindless number crunching or flashy techniques but about knowing when to use statistics as the best means to analyse a problem"--
650 0 _aPolitical statistics.
650 6 _aScience politique
_xMéthodes statistiques.
650 7 _aPolitical statistics
_2fast
776 0 8 _iebook version :
_z9781529613704
910 _aSAJA
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