Multivariate Analysis Techniques in Social Science Research

From Problem to Analysis
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5272-5
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 995 g

Unlike most statistical texts, this book breathes real life into multivariate analysis. Starting with a range of actual research examples in the social sciences, it demonstrates how to make the most appropriate choice of technique. The examples are drawn from a broad spectrum of disciplines including: sociology, psychology, economics, political science and international comparative research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tacq, Jacques

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: FROM THEORY TO METHODOLOGY
Types of Research Problems and Research Situations
A Classification of Classical Techniques of Multivariate Analysis
The Analysis Technique as the Mirror of the Research Problem
PART TWO: FROM METHODOLOGY TO ANALYSIS
The Experimental Design
The Effect of Humour on Financial Concession
Multiple Regression Analysis
The Causes of Childlessness
Partial Correlation and Path Analysis
The Causal Influence of Christian Beliefs on Anti-Semitism
Analysis of Variance and Covariance
The Effect of Interaction of Monetary Rewards and Task Interest on Motivation
Two-Group Discriminant Analysis
Poor and Rich Neighbourhoods
Factor Analysis
The Investigation of Marital Adjustment
Canonical Correlation Analysis
The Study of Economic Inequality and Political Instability
Techniques with Multiple Dependent Variables

Über Autor(innen)

Tacq, Jacques
Jacques Tacq is Assistant Professor of Methodology at Erasmus University, Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and Professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium. He is also Visiting Professor at the Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex.