TY - BOOK AU - Wetcher-Hendricks,Debra TI - Analyzing quantitative data: an introduction for social researchers SN - 9780470526835 (cloth) AV - HA32 .W48 2011 U1 - 001.4/2 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Social sciences KW - Statistical methods KW - Quantitative research N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; PART I : SUMMARIZING DATA: .-- 1: Data Organization.-- 2: Descriptive Statistics for Categorical Data.-- 3: Descriptive Statistics for Continous Data .-- PART II: STATISTICAL TESTS: -- 4: Evaluating Statistical Significance .-- 5: The Chi-Square Test: Comparing Category Frequencies .-- 6: The Test: Comparing Continuous- Variable Data Among Dichotomous Groups .-- 7: Analysis of variance: Comparing Continuous - Variable data Among Nondichotomous Groups.-- 8: Correlation and Regression: Comparing Changes among continuous-Variable Scores.-- 9: Advanced Statistical Analyses. -- PART III: APPLYING DATA.-- 10: Drawing Conclusions.-- 11: Writing Research Reports ER -