Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers: Principles and Practice

Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers introduces social researchers to all aspects of statistical modelling in an easily accessible but informative way. A website accompanies the book which provides additional information and exercises. This is the first text to introduce the social researcher to the principles of statistical modelling and to the full range of methods available.The book describes in words, rather than mathematical notation, the aims and principles of statistical modelling but helpfully remains fully comprehensive. Tarling clearly explains what appears to be a bewildering, impenetrable and extensive terminology. As well as explaining principles and developing understanding, this practical book demonstrates how to fit statistical models in SPSS, Stata, Amos and MLwiN and how to read and interpret the output.This is an ideal tool for postgraduate social science students, research students and practising social researchers in universities, market research, government social research and the voluntary sector.Tarling, Roger is the author of 'Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers: Principles and Practice', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415448376 and ISBN 0415448379.