Working with Statistics

The very word `statistics’ is enough to induce panic or cynicism in most people’s hearts. The necessity of studying statistics is often regarded by students as a test of endurance rather than an educational opportunity. <i>Working With Statistics</i> is aimed to show such an audience that studying statistics can be both involving and even pleasurable. <p>By minimising specialist terminology and by utilising an authentic set of research data, the book provides a readable introduction into the uses of quantitative methods in social research. It also provides an argument for the value of such methods and aims to provide students with a working knowledge of computing, relating this directly to the demands of statistical analysis.</p> <p>The book offers a lucid and comprehensive guide to statistics methods, and is suitable as an overall text for courses in the subject.</p>