Summary

This best-selling introduction to statistical analysis in the social sciences provides the right balance of conceptual understanding and step-by-step computational techniques. Every edition is thoroughly updated. Some exciting new features updated in this edition: * Problem sets have been revised and expanded, with many new problems from many fields of study: sociology, political science, psychology, economics, education, criminal justice, urban planning, health and medicine, etc. * Examples have been updated throughout with the most recent data available from government and private sources. * New boxed inserts, Practical and Statistical, give examples of how statistical measures are applied in everyday life.