Statistics in criminal justice : analysis and interpretation
"Statistics in Criminal Justice provides criminal students at all levels with a firm basis of knowledge in the theory and application of statistical analyses. Students are introduced to methods of identifying and classifying data, followed by explanations and demonstrations of statistical procedures."--Jacket
xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 computer disc (3 1/2 in.)
9780834210868, 083421086X
41238520
Pt. I. Fundamental Concepts of Statistical Analysis. Ch. 1. The Logic of Comparisons and Analysis. Ch. 2. Variables and Measurement
Pt. II. Univariate Statistics. Ch. 3. Not All Statistical Analyses Involve Numbers: Summarizing Data through Graphical Representation. Ch. 4. Measures of Central Tendency. Ch. 5. Measures of Dispersion. Ch. 6. The Form of a Distribution
Pt. III. Bivariate Statistics. Ch. 7. Introduction To Bivariate Descriptive Statistics. Ch. 8. Measures of Existence/Statistical Significance of a Relationship. Ch. 9. Measures of the Strength of a Relationship. Ch. 10. Measures of Direction and Nature of a Relationship
Pt. IV. Multivariate Statistics: Bridging the Gap between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. Ch. 11. Introduction to Multivariate Statistics. Ch. 12. Multivariate Measures of Association
Pt. V. Inferential Statistics. Ch. 13. Introduction to Inferential Analysis. Ch. 14. Hypothesis Testing. Ch. 15. Hypothesis Tests. Ch. 16. Putting It All Together
App. A. Math Review and Practice Test
App. B. List of Variables