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Author: Gary M. Klass
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.458kg
ISBN: 9781442215078
ISBN 10: 1442215070
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 13 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 to 22 years
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This short book is a useful supplement to traditional statistics and research method texts...Recommended. CHOICE In Just Plain Data Analysis, Gary Klass analyzes simple statistics that involve sophisticated reasoning. This book cuts through paradoxes, fallacies and socially-constructed statistics to uncover the basic elements of data analysis. A must-read for anyone interested in statistical literacy. -- Milo Schield As a teacher of research methods, I have been waiting for a book like Just Plain Data Analysis. By focusing on finding, presenting and interpreting data, Klass encourages students to develop the critical thinking skills that they will need once they leave the university. The writing is clear and the examples are excellent. The discussion of reliability, validity, and ecological fallacy is the best I have read in an undergraduate text. The many table and chart examples will help students improve their skills. -- Bill Wilkerson With humor and political balance, Just Plain Data Analysis offers a pithy guide to finding, presenting and interpreting social science data ranging from crime to elections. Recommended for students, teachers and policymakers who want to understand where the data comes from and how to use it responsibly. -- Mark Maier
This short book is a useful supplement to traditional statistics and research method texts...Recommended. CHOICE In Just Plain Data Analysis, Gary Klass analyzes simple statistics that involve sophisticated reasoning. This book cuts through paradoxes, fallacies and socially-constructed statistics to uncover the basic elements of data analysis. A must-read for anyone interested in statistical literacy. -- Milo Schield, director of the W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project, Augsburg College As a teacher of research methods, I have been waiting for a book like Just Plain Data Analysis. By focusing on finding, presenting and interpreting data, Klass encourages students to develop the critical thinking skills that they will need once they leave the university. The writing is clear and the examples are excellent. The discussion of reliability, validity, and ecological fallacy is the best I have read in an undergraduate text. The many table and chart examples will help students improve their skills. -- Bill Wilkerson, College at Oneonta, SUNY With humor and political balance, Just Plain Data Analysis offers a pithy guide to finding, presenting and interpreting social science data ranging from crime to elections. Recommended for students, teachers and policymakers who want to understand where the data comes from and how to use it responsibly. -- Mark Maier, author of The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics
Author Information
Gary M. Klass teaches public policy, race and ethnicity, and quantitative research methods at Illinois State University. He is past president of the APSA Computers and Multimedia Section and co-editor of the Political Science Research and Teaching List.
