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Statistics and Public Policy
by Bruce D Spencer  Publisher Comments Statistics--data, methods, and thinking--play important and fascinating roles in public issues. Yet, these roles are sometimes unknown to statistics students and even to professional statisticians. This book indicates some connections between statistics...
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Evaluation (2ND 98 Edition)
by Carol H. Weiss Publisher Comments This timely and accessible guide on the conduct of evaluation studies explores how we apply research methods in evaluating social programs, illustrating its points with reference to a variety of fields, including education, social services, and criminal...
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Evaluation Fundamentals : Insights Into the Outcomes, Effectiveness, and Quality of Health Programs (2ND 05 Edition)
by Arlene Fink Publisher Comments Evaluation Fundamentals: Insights Into the Outcomes, Effectiveness, and Quality of Health Programs is for students and professional evaluators who want to answer the following questions: </p> <p></p> <p>. Was this program or...
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #68: Rasch Models for Measurement
by David Andrich Publisher Comments Measurement models developed by Georg Rasch are renowned in the social sciences. In this introduction, the focus is on the simple logistic model, which is one of the most elementary and commonly used. The author explains the general principles behind the...
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #24: Magnitude Scaling: Quantitative Measurement of Opinions
by Milton Lodge Publisher Comments 'The book is a good introduction, with practical examples and suggestions as to log-log plotting. There is even a footnote reminding one of the basic arithmetic of logarithms! There are examples, validity studies and several suggestions as to the value...
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Culturally Diverse Mental Health: The Challenges of Research and Resistance
by Jeffery Scott (edt) Mio Publisher Comments Culturally Diverse Mental Health ventures beyond the issues of traditionally conceptualized ethnic populations - African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and American Indians - and broadly defines multiculturalism to include other often overlooked and non...
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Sharing Social Science Data: Advantages & Challenges
by Joan E Sieber Publisher Comments Although major funding agencies now require social scientists to share their documented raw data, scientists have been reluctant to comply. The reasons include unwillingness to divulge all of the conditions under which the data were generated, cost in...
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Evaluation Research: An Introduction to Principles, Methods and Practice
by Alan Clarke Publisher Comments An introduction to principles, methods and practices....
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Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures
by Fons J. R. Van De Vijver Publisher Comments In this new book top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues...
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research: (Methodology in the Social Sciences)
by Timothy A. Brown Publisher Comments Emphasizing practical and theoretical aspects of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) rather than mathematics or formulas, Timothy A. Brown uses rich examples derived from the psychology, management, and sociology literatures to provide in-depth treatment...
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Improving Schools Through Action Research: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators
by Cher Hendricks Publisher Comments MyLabSchool -- Where the classroom comes to life! Watch real classrooms in action in the MLS VideoLab. Study for the PRAXIS exam using our video cases and practice test! Prepare for your first (or next!) job interview with the MLS Career Center. Learn...
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Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures
by Fons J. R. (edt) Van De Vijver Publisher Comments In this new book top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues...
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Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
by Guido Bolaffi Publisher Comments Race, ethnicity and culture are concepts that are interpreted in various and often contradictory ways. This Dictionary provides the historical background and etymology of a wide number of words related to these concepts, looking at discourses of race...
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Mathematical Utility Theory: Utility Functions, Models, and Applicaitons in the Social Sciences
by Gerhard Herden Publisher Comments This proceedings volume of an international conference which took place in Essen in October 1997 brings together economists, mathematicians, and psychologists. Their contributions represent new research in the field of mathematical utility theory with an...
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Measuring Evolution
by David Loye Publisher Comments The second in a series of six new books for a Darwin Anniversary Book Cycle, "Measuring Evolution: A User's Guide to the Health and Wealth of Nations" tells the inspiring story of the development of, and provides a guide to the use of Global Sounding, a...
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Conflict and Peace Building in Divided Societies: Responses to Ethnic Violence
by Anthony Oberschall Publisher Comments This groundbreaking book provides an integrated account of ethnic, nationality and sectarian conflicts in the contemporary world including the role of collective myths, the mass media and the ethnification of identities as contributors to ethnic...
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Rethinking Social Inquiry : Diverse Tools, Shared Standards (04 Edition)
by Henry E. Brady Publisher Comments When it was first published, Designing Social Inquiry, by political scientists Gary King, Robert Keohane, and Sidney Verba, at once struck chords of controversy. As it became one of the best-selling methodology books in memory, it continued to...
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Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)
by Carol S. Aneshensel Publisher Comments This handbook describes the ways in which society shapes the mental health of its members and further shapes the lives of those who have been identified as mentally ill. With regards to the social origins of mental health, this handbook covers both the...
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Critical Discourse Analysis (Continuum Research Methods)
by Terrey Locke Publisher Comments This introductory text explains the use of critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a research methodology. Beginning with an explanation of the key words and theories behind CDA and how these can be used in research, Terry Locke proceeds to provide a lucid...
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The Total Survey Error Approach: A Guide to the New Science of Survey Research
by Herbert F. Weisberg Publisher Comments In 1939, George Gallup's American Institute of Public Opinion published a pamphlet optimistically titled "The New Science of Public Opinion Measurement." At the time, though, survey research was in its infancy, and only now, more than six decades later...
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