TY - BOOK AU - Sirkin, R.M. TI - Statistics for the social sciences SN - 0803951450 PY - 1995/// CY - Calif. PB - Sage KW - Statistics N1 - How we reason ; Levels of measurement and forms of data ; Defining variables ; Measuring central tendency ; Measuring dispersion ; Constructing and interpreting contingency tables ; Statistical inference and tests of significance ; Probability distributions and one-sample z and t tests ; Two-sample t tests ; One-way analysis of variance ; Measuring association in contingency tables ; The chi-square test ; Correlation-regression analysis ; Additional aspects of correlation-regression analysis N2 - This textbook covers such topics as scientific method, levels of measurement and interpretation of tables. It illustrates the link between statistics and the field of research methodology ER -