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USING AND INTERPRETING STATISTICS IN THE SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND
HEALTH SCIENCES
William E. Wagner, III, California State University, Channel Islands • Brian Joseph Gillespie, Sonoma
State University
Using and Interpreting Statistics in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences is designed to be paired with any
undergraduate introduction to research methods text used by students in a variety of disciplines. It introduces students
to statistics at the conceptual level—focusing on the meaning of statistics, and why researchers use a particular
statistical technique, rather than computational skills.
CONTENTS 1: Brief Introduction to Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences / 2: Variables and Measurement / 3: How to Sample
and Collect Data for Analysis / 4: Data Frequencies and Distributions / 5: Using and Interpreting Univariate and Bivariate Visualizations / 6:
Central Tendency and Variability / 7: What Are z Scores, and Why Are They Important? / 8: Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Signifi cance / 9: How
to Measure the Relationship Between Nominal and Ordinal Variables / 10: Effect Size / 11: How to Interpret and Report Regression Results / 12:
Indices, Typologies, and Scales
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5264-0249-3 • ©2019 • 232 PAGES •
CRITICAL THINKING: The Essential Guide to Skills and Practice
Tom Chatfi eld
Tom Chatfi eld's Critical Thinking walks students through exactly what critical thinking is: how good arguments work,
what "evidence" is, and what thinking and writing skills students need to demonstrate in their essays and coursework.
#TalkCriticalThinking
CONTENTS What is critical thinking (and why does it matter?)? / PART I: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BEING REASONABLE / 1. Understanding the
reasons behind things / 2. Spelling out arguments and assumptions / 3. Reasoning with logic and certainty / 4. Reasoning with observation and
uncertainty / 5. Developing explanations and theories / 6. Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy / PART II: BEING REASONABLE
IN AN UNREASONABLE WORLD / 7. Getting to grips with rhetoric / 8. Seeing through faulty reasoning / 9. Understanding cognitive bias / 10.
Overcoming bias in yourself and others / 11. Thinking critically about technology / 12. Putting it all together: critical thinking in study, work and life
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4739-4714-6 • ©2018 • 328 PAGES •
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A CRASH COURSE IN STATISTICS
Ryan J. Winter, Florida International University
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5443-0704-6 • ©2018 • 128 PAGES •
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SEE ALSO THE STATISTICS: GENERAL INTEREST & KEY SUPPLEMENTS SECTION ON PAGE 66 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
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DOING DIGITAL METHODS
Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Teaching the concrete methods to use digital devices, search engines and social media platforms to study some of
the most urgent social issues of our time, this is the essential guide to the state of the art in researching the natively
digital. Designed with a suite of video tutorials and online tools, this is the guide to doing digital methods you have
been waiting for.
CONTENTS PART 1: BEGINNING DIGITAL METHODS / 1. Positioning digital methods / 2. Starting with query design / PART 2: DOING DIGITAL
METHODS / 3. Issuecrawling: Mapping networks on the web / 4. URL fetching: Internet censorship research / 5. Website history: Screencast
documentaries with the Internet Archive / 6. Search as research: Repurposing Google / 7. Cultural points of view: Comparing Wikipedia language
versions / 8. Platform studies: Twitter as story-telling machine / 9. Memes or virals: Identifying engaging content on Facebook / 10. Cross-platform
analysis: Co-linked, inter-liked and cross-hashtagged content / 11. Tracker analysis: Detection techniques for data journalism research / 12.
Summarizing digital methods
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5264-4472-1 • APRIL 2019 • 328 PAGES •
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DOING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT THIRD EDITION
Zina O'Leary, The Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Australia
CONTENTS 1. Taking the Leap into the Research World / 2. Setting Up and Getting Started / 3. Developing Your Research Question / 4.
Undertaking Credible and Ethical Research / 5. Crafting a Research Proposal / 6. Reviewing Literature / 7. Designing a Research Plan / 8.
Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches / 9. Understanding Methodologies: Mixed Approaches / 10. Understanding
Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented and Emancipatory Strategies / 11. Identifying and Selecting Samples, Informants and Cases / 12.
Primary Data: Surveys, Interviews and Observation / 13. Secondary Data: Existing Data, Online Generated Data and Previous Studies / 14. Analyzing
Quantitative Data / 15. Analyzing Qualitative Data / 16. The Challenge of Writing Up
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4739-5208-9 • ©2018 • 415 PAGES •
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