Download or read book Exploring the World Through Social Statistics written by Patricia Case and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the World through Social Statistics will provide students with a guide to understanding statistics and how it can be used to make sense of the social world. This course introduces students to the application of statistical analysis to social data. Throughout this text students learn: The various methods for sorting, describing, and exploring data, as well as hypothesis testing. How to distinguish the types of data that are used and how to select the appropriate statistical method to analyze the final product. How to use the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) Each chapter in this book provides exercises for students to use to learn the techniques required for class. These exercises include math, SPSS skills, and interpretation questions. At the end of this course, students should feel comfortable using not only math, but also, computer resources to manipulate and analyze data.