Elementary statistics in social research Jack Levin, Northeastern University, James Alan Fox, Northeastern University, David R. Forde, University of North Texas.

Preface -- . why the social researcher uses statistics -- Description -- Organizing the data -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of variability -- From description to decision making -- Probability and the normal curve -- Samples and populations -- Decision making -- Testing differences between means -- Analysis of variance -- Nonparametric tests of significance -- From decision making to association -- Correlation -- Regression analysis -- Nonparametric measures of correlation -- Applying statistics -- Choosing statistical procedures for research problems -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Using spss and the general social survey -- Appendix B A review of some fundamentals of mathematics -- Appendix C Tables -- Appendix D List of formulas -- Glossary -- Answers to problems -- Index.