IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Chapter 1: Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

Chapter 2: Frequency Tables Introduction

 

 

Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency

 

 

 

Chapter 4: Measures of Dispersion

 

Chapter 5: Probability and the Normal Curve Introduction

Chapter 6: Probability- From Samples to Statistics

Chapter 7: Crosstabulation Tables and Chi-Square (X2)

 

 

Chapter 8: Measures of Association for Categorical Variables 

Chapter 9: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

 

 

Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression

 

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Chapter 1: Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

Introduction

Concepts

Why Statistics?

Variables

Independent and Dependent Variables

Measurement

Graphical Representation of Data (What Data “look” Like)

Validity and Reliability

Individual Data

Ecological Data

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 2: Frequency Tables

Introduction

Toxic Waste and “Superfund”

Frequency Tables

Superfund Sites: Frequency Table for a Nominal Variable 

Frequency Table for an Ordinal Variable

Frequency Table for an Interval/Ratio Variable

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency

Introduction

Averages and Energy Consumption

Definitions of Mode, Median, and Mean

Calculating Measures of Central Tendency with Raw Data

Calculating Measures of Central Tendency with Grouped Data

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 4: Measures of Dispersion

Introduction

The Distribution of Education in the U.S.

Range

Interquartile Range

Mean Deviation

Variance and Standard Deviation

Variance (S∼)

Standard Deviation (S) 

Standard Deviation and the Normal Curve

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 5: Probability and the Normal Curve

Introduction

Intelligence, Life Chances, and Inequality

The Fundamentals of Probability

Probability Using Frequency Tables

Probability and the Normal Curve

Using Z-Scores to Find Percentiles

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 6: Probability- From Samples to Statistics

Introduction

The Politics of Sampling: Global Warming and Political Party

Sampling and Statistics

The Standard Error of the Mean

The Standard Error of the Proportion

Other Confidence Intervals

The t Distribution

Hypotheses and Testing Differences between Means

Potential Errors: Type I and Type II

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 7: Crosstabulation Tables and Chi-Square (X2)

 Introduction

The “Environmental Decade” and Environmentalism

Data Presented in Crosstabulation Tables

Crosstabulation and The Chi-Square Test of Statistical Significance (X2)

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 8: Measures of Association for Categorical Variables

Introduction

Social Institutions and Social Control

Nominal Measures of Association

Ordinal Measures of Association

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 9: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Introduction

Smoking on Campus

ANOVA

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression

Introduction

Unequal America

Scatterplots: The Underlying Logic behind Correlation

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