Quantitative Methods in Social Work: State of the Art

Gillespie, David F, Glisson, Charles

ISBN 10: 1560242744 / ISBN 13: 9781560242741

Published by Routledge, 1993

About this Item

NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

Seller Inventory # ERICA82915602427446

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantitative Methods in Social Work: State of the Art
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560242744
• ISBN 13: 9781560242741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

About this title

Synopsis

Representing some of the best research efforts currently found among social workers, Quantitative Methods in Social Work serves as both a guide and a challenge to social work researchers interested in the application of quantitative methods to social work problem solving. This application of research methods has not been described or discussed adequately in any formal way until now. In a comprehensive manner, this book documents the most advanced quantitative methodologies currently applied by social work researchers and describes issues and techniques that accompany specific applications. It increases social workers’understanding of state-of-the-art applied statistical analysis, enabling them to become more competent and competitive in research and the teaching of research strategies.

Quantitative Methods in Social Work addresses three types of methodological issues: measurement, the incorporation of nonquantitative variables in quantitative data analysis, and the use of quantitative analytic techniques to model and assess complex social phenomena. Chapters cover the use of computers for content analysis, structural equation modeling in measurement, logistic regression, loglinear analysis, event history analysis, social network analysis, and discussions of moderator variables and interaction effects in multiple regression. Social work faculty and doctoral students, along with other human service professionals who want to increase their understanding of applied statistical analysis in social and behavioral research, will find the information they need in this informative book.