Description
"A great, action-oriented book for novice data analysts. If you have no background in quantitative social science, Fogarty's book gives you a toolbox for starting statistical analysis and developing your skills" - Jamie Monogan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia
Relevant, engaging, and packed with student-focused learning features, this book provides the step-by-step introduction to quantitative research and data every student needs.
Gradually introducing applied statistics and R, it uses examples from across the social sciences to show you how to apply abstract statistical and methodological principles to your own work. At a student-friendly pace, it enables you to:
Understand and use quantitative data to answer questions
Approach surrounding ethical issues
Collect quantitative data
Manage, write about, and share the data effectively
Supported by incredible digital resources with online tutorials, videos, datasets, and multiple choice questions, this book gives you not only the tools you need to understand statistics, quantitative data, and R software, but also the chance to practice and apply what you have learned.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Introduction to R and R Studio
Chapter 3: Finding Data
Chapter 4: Data Management
Chapter 5: Variables & Manipulation
Chapter 6: Developing Hypotheses
Chapter 7: Univariate & Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 8: Visualising Data
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 10: Bivariate Analysis
Chapter 11: Linear Regression & Model Building
Chapter 12: OLS Assumptions & Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 13: Putting it all Together