The objectives of the book are multifold. First, the existing main statistical models and methods available for understanding social change are introduced, clarified, and further developed in each chapter. Next, a distinction is made between the formulation of models of change using quantitative or qualitative outcomes.
This book is appropriate for any social scientist, practitioner, or professional interested in the formulation and basic applicatoin of emperical dynamic analysis. Material has been streamlined to be accessible by a wide audience, though the book is particulalry targeted towards those who have already acquired basic mathematical and statistical knowledge.
- Concerned with the study of social change and the methods used to conduct research in this area
- Reviews current statistical models and weighs their strengths and weaknesses
- Streamlined material makes this book accessible to a diverse audience of all social scientists
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780120884858
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-12-088485-8
- Verlag: Academic Press Inc
- Erscheinungstermin: 18.12.2007
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2007
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 734 g
- Seiten: 300
- Format (B x H x T): 157 x 235 x 26 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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