{"product_id":"understanding-social-statistics-a-students-guide-to-navigating-the-maze-9780195444292","title":"Understanding Social Statistics: A Student's Guide to Navigating the Maze","description":"Students studying statistics for the first time can often feel confused, disoriented, and lacking direction. \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Social Statistics\u003c\/em\u003e is a text crafted with this reality in mind, that many students feel lost and frustrated when studying statistics-much like being in a maze. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eUSS\u003c\/em\u003e acts as both a map and toolkit for navigating the maze of social statistics successfully. At every point in each chapter, students will have a clear idea of where they are and in which direction they are headed. A 5-step learning model applied to each theoretical concept ensures that readers have a predictable and reliable method for approaching every statistical situation they encounter-by working their way through the 5 steps, readers are guaranteed a way forward. Along the way they will collect all the tools they need to perform statistical analysis and learn to use them competently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing maps and tools effectively requires practice, which is another key element of \u003cem\u003eUSS\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteps 2 (Learning the Calculations) and 3 (Using Computer Software) in the 5-step learning model provide ample opportunity for students to put learning into practice with sample problems and exercises. In addition, a complement of supportive text pedagogy and ancillary material (including detailed descriptions of the steps involved in arriving at the answers to the text's practice and sample problems) underscore the authors' commitment to providing a practical, easy-to-understand, and effective way to learn social statistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3674894\"\u003eLance W. Roberts\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16124834\"\u003eJason Edgerton\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16124835\"\u003eTracey Peter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.07h x 8.14w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195444292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195444299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC019000\"\u003eMethodology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLance W. Roberts, \u003cem\u003eProfessor, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba\u003c\/em\u003e, Jason Edgerton, \u003cem\u003eAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba\u003c\/em\u003e, Tracey Peter, \u003cem\u003eAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba\u003c\/em\u003e, Lori Wilkinson, \u003cem\u003eProfessor, Department of Sociology, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Manitoba\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLance W. Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the sociology department and a fellow of St. John's College at the University of Manitoba. For more than three decades he has taught undergraduate and graduate methods and statistics courses and is the author of several books and dozens of journal articles on topics related to social trends, ethnic relations, education, and inequality. He has co-authored the lab manuals the \u003cem\u003eStatistics Coach\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eMethods Coach\u003c\/em\u003e for OUP Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Edgerton's\u003c\/strong\u003e doctoral thesis at the University of Manitoba, on class and gender disparities in academic achievement, reflects his areas of specialization in research methods, social inequality, stratification, class and power, globalization, comparative social policy, sociology of education and work, race\/ethnicity and immigration, and social determinants of health. He has written, published, and presented a number of papers in these areas and currently teaches research methods in the sociology department at the University of Manitoba. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracey Peter\u003c\/strong\u003e is an assistant professor in the sociology department at the University of Manitoba. Her areas of specialization include data analysis and syntax programming, skills she advanced during her tenure as a research associate and programming manager with a nationally based evaluation research company. She currently teachers undergraduate and graduate courses in research methods and statistics and is working on several projects in mental health and violence, suicide prevention, education, and immigration. With Lance Roberts she co-authored the OUP Canada manuals the \u003cem\u003eStatistics\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCoach\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eMethods Coach\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLori Wilkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba and currently teaches ethnic relations, Canadian society and culture, and research methods. Her area of specialization centres on understanding the integration experiences of migrant youth in Canada as well as the labour market experiences of immigrant women and pedagogical research into new classroom technology. Lori is the Canadian adaptor of Bouma\/Ling\/Wilkinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Research Process, \u003c\/em\u003e now in its second edition.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44562697355501,"sku":"9780195444292","price":201.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_86c6b71a-c0f4-4fc5-abf1-40aab4639b43.jpg?v=1701835244","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/understanding-social-statistics-a-students-guide-to-navigating-the-maze-9780195444292","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}