Statistics in criminology and criminal justice: analysis and interpretation

The logic of comparisons and analysis -- Variables and measurement -- Understanding data through organization: summarizing data in tables, frequency distributions, and graphical representation -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- The form of a distribution -- Introduction to...

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Authors: Walker, Jeffery T. 1962- (Author) ; Maddan, Sean (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Massachusetts Jones & Bartlett Learning [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Edition:Fifth edition
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Summary:The logic of comparisons and analysis -- Variables and measurement -- Understanding data through organization: summarizing data in tables, frequency distributions, and graphical representation -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- The form of a distribution -- Introduction to bivariate descriptive statistics -- Measures of existence and statistical significance -- Measures of strength of a relationship -- Measures of direction and nature of a relationship -- Introduction to multivariate statistics -- Multiple regression 1: ordinary least squares regression -- Multiple regression 2: limited dependent variables -- Factor analysis, path analysis, and structural equation modeling -- Introduction to inferential analysis -- Hypothesis testing -- Hypothesis tests -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A Math review and practice test -- Appendix B Distribution of f; p=.05 -- Appendix C
Item Description:Enthält Literaturangaben und Sachregister
Physical Description:ix, 475 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9781284155815
9781284163933