Social Science Data Analysis: An Introduction

In this book, basic statistical knowledge is conveyed in an understandable and application-oriented manner. The readers should be enabled to carry out their own empirical evaluations and to understand or critically reflect on existing analyses.

The third edition is extended by a detailed chapter on the logic of significance tests.

A replication syntax for the statistical program Stata is provided online as supplementary material.

Dr. Florian G. Hartmann is a research associate at the Chair of Social Science Methodology at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich. 

Dr. Johannes Kopp is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trier.

Dr. Daniel Lois holds the professorship for Social Science Methodology at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich.