Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761988556 ISBN 13: 9780761988557

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc, 2005

Synopsis

The Third Edition of the Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences is THE sourcebook of simple definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts. Since the publication of the bestselling Second Edition, author W. Paul Vogt has examined relevant literature in the social sciences to keep readers alert to the appearance of new methods, new language, and newly popular terms. The Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded, with 400 additional definitions and illustrations compiled from readers’ requests and suggestions!

About this title

About the Author:

W. Paul Vogt is Emeritus Professor of Research Methods and Evaluation at Illinois State University where he won both teaching and research awards. He specializes in methodological choice and program evaluation and is particularly interested in ways to integrate multiple methods. His other books include: Tolerance & Education: Learning to Live with Diversity and Difference (Sage Publications, 1998); Quantitative Research Methods for Professionals (Allyn & Bacon, 2007); Education Programs for Improving Intergroup Relations (co-edited with Walter Stephan, Teachers College Press, 2004). He is also editor of three four-volume sets in the series, Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods: Selecting Research Methods (2008); Data Collection (2010); and Quantitative Research Methods (2011).

Review:

"I always keep Vogt's admirable book within arm's reach of my desk.  For both students and established scholars, and for both methodologists and consumers of methodology, it is an invaluable source.  I am delighted to see this third edition." (David Collier)

"This book is for the generalist, someone not versed in statistical or methodological terms and concepts but who wants a way into the world of research in an acessible and readable form. The beauty of this book is that it allows the reader a definition of terms in a precise and non-technical form." (Antony Billinghurst, Senior Research Officer of the Department for Work and Pensions)

About this edition

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0761988556
• ISBN 13: 9780761988557
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Vogt Dr. W. (William) Paul