The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences

The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences
ISBN-10
1483381757
ISBN-13
9781483381756
Category
Reference
Pages
520
Language
English
Published
2015-09-30
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
R. Burke Johnson, W. Paul Vogt

Description

Written in a clear, readable style with a wide range of explanations and examples, The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology, Fifth Edition by W. Paul Vogt and R. Burke Johnson is a must-have dictionary that reflects recent changes in the fields of statistics and methodology. Packed with 500 new definitions, terms, and graphics, the Fifth Edition is an ideal reference for researchers and professionals in the field and provides everything students need to read and understand a research report, including elementary terms, concepts, methodology, and design definitions, as well as concepts from qualitative research methods and terms from theory and philosophy.

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