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  • Freakonomics

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar ... Read more

    9,42 €

  • When to Rob a Bank

    A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World

    by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    Why don't flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of this writing has been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • How Migration Really Works

    A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics

    by Hein de Haas ...
    A VITALLY IMPORTANT BOOK CHALLENGING THE MANY MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING THE TOPIC OF IMMIGRATION.**'A book that will force Left and Right alike to reconsider old assumptions . . . an important book' The Telegraph‘A careful, balanced, and convincing take . . . challenges much of what we think is obvious about migration’ Ian Morris, author of Why The West Rules – For Now**-------------------------- ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation

    How Access to Microdata is Transforming Policy Design

    Edited by Nuno Crato, Paolo Paruolo ...
    In the light of better and more detailed administrative databases, this open access book provides statistical tools for evaluating the effects of public policies advocated by governments and public institutions. Experts from academia, national statistics offices and various research centers present modern econometric methods for an efficient data-driven policy evaluation and monitoring, assess the ... Read more

    Free

  • The Art of Statistics

    Learning from Data

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Applied Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS

    Basic to Advanced Techniques

    by Joel E. Collier ...
    This is an essential how-to guide on the application of structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with the AMOS software, focusing on the practical applications of both simple and advanced topics.Written in an easy-to-understand conversational style, the book covers everything from data collection and screening to confirmatory factor analysis, structural model analysis, mediation, moderation, ... Read more

    77,92 €

  • Freakonomics

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    by Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt ...
    'A sensation ... you'll be stimulated, provoked and entertained. Of how many books can that be said?' Sunday Telegraph'Prepare to be dazzled' Malcolm GladwellWITH A NEW FOREWORD CELEBRATING 20 YEARS SINCE PUBLICATIONAssume nothing, question everything.This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers... ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • The Art of Uncertainty

    How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    ‘Probably the UK’s greatest living statistician’ TelegraphFrom the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertaintyWe live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and coincidence play in our lives?David Spiegelhalter has spent his career dissecting data in ... Read more

    Was 14,99 € Now 8,99 €

  • Probabilitas dan Statistik

    by Dr. I Putu Oktap Indrawan (IPOI) ...
    Buku Ajar Probabilitas dan Statistik disusun sebagai bahan ajar pengantar yang sistematis, kontekstual, dan mudah dipahami untuk mahasiswa lintas bidang, khususnya D3 Komputerisasi Akuntansi (KA), Manajemen Informatika (MI), dan Teknik Komputer (TK), dengan fokus pada pengembangan kemampuan membaca data, merangkum pola, mengenali variasi dan anomali, menafsirkan risiko, melakukan estimasi dari ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • Modern Quantification Theory

    Joint Graphical Display, Biplots, and Alternatives

    by Shizuhiko Nishisato, Eric J. Beh, Rosaria Lombardo, Jose G. Clavel ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book offers a new look at well-established quantification theory for categorical data, referred to by such names as correspondence analysis, dual scaling, optimal scaling, and homogeneity analysis. These multiple identities are a consequence of its large number of properties that allow one to analyze and visualize the strength of variable association in an optimal solution. The book contains ... Read more

    124,01 €

  • The Rise and Rise of Indicators

    Their History and Geography

    by Stephen Morse ...
    This book makes indicators more accessible, in terms of what they are, who created them and how they are used. It examines the subjectivity and human frailty behind these quintessentially ‘hard’ and technical measures of the world.To achieve this goal, The Rise and Rise of Indicators presents the world in terms of a selected set of indicators. The emphasis is upon the origins of the indicators and ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • The Race Variable

    How Statistical Practices Reinforce Inequality

    by Jay Kaufman ...
    Series Book 14 - Race, Inequality, and Health
    From social science and biomedical research to government and media reporting, statistics on racial and ethnic disparities are everywhere. The numbers we typically encounter, however, are not straightforward comparisons. Researchers analyze data using adjustments such as regression models that are intended to address bias and confounding factors. Yet many common statistical practices produce ... Read more

    25,75 €

  • A Student's Guide to Analysis of Variance

    by Riccardo Russo, Maxwell Roberts ...
    In the investigation of human behaviour, statistical techniques are employed widely in the social sciences. Whilst introductory statistics courses cover essential techniques, the complexities of behaviour demand that more flexible and comprehensive methods are also employed. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) has become one of the most common of these and it is therefore essential for both student and ... Read more

    64,53 €

  • Tesi: Politiche di pari opportunità e pratiche di segregazione

    by Bianca Fasano ...
    Quando la bella addormentata si svegliaha quasi cinquant'anni.Maxine Kumin.Nello studio effettuato al tempo in cui conseguii la laurea in sociologia, al solo scopo di apprendere, essendo la mia prima quella che mi dava lavoro, come studentessa del corso di laurea in sociologia, furono molte e di differenti specie le nozioni che mi attirarono e coinvolsero, ma, per una partecipazione che potrei ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Make Sense of Statistics

    by Stephen Gorard ...
    In a new textbook designed for students new to statistics and social data, Stephen Gorard focuses on non-inferential statistics as a basis to ensure students have basic statistical literacy.Understanding why we have to learn statistics and seeing the links between the numbers and real life is a crucial starting point. Using engaging, friendly, approachable language this book will demystify numbers ... Read more

    60,94 €

  • Text Analysis with R

    For Students of Literature

    by Matthew L. Jockers, Rosamond Thalken ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Now in its second edition, Text Analysis with R provides a practical introduction to computational text analysis using the open source programming language R. R is an extremely popular programming language, used throughout the sciences; due to its accessibility, R is now used increasingly in other research areas. In this volume, readers immediately begin working with text, and each chapter ... Read more

    57,23 €

  • The Malthusian Handbook

    Designed to Induce Married People to Limit Their Families Within Their Means

    by Anonymous ...
    The Malthusian Handbook serves as a provocative exploration of population dynamics and its implications for societal sustainability, framed within Thomas Robert Malthus's foundational theories regarding population growth and resource scarcity. Written in a didactic yet engaging style, the book weaves together historical data, sociopolitical commentary, and ecological considerations to underscore ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Self-Organization

    Agent-Based Simulations and Experiments to Study Emergent Social Behavior

    Edited by Dirk Helbing ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    What are the principles that keep our society together? This question is even more difficult to answer than the long-standing question, what are the forces that keep our world together. However, the social challenges of humanity in the 21st century ranging from the financial crises to the impacts of globalization, require us to make fast progress in our understanding of how society works, and how ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Social Research Methods by Example

    Applications in the Modern World

    by Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Dan Cassino ...
    Social Research Methods by Example sharpens students understanding of the research process and the essential research methods and tools that researchers use to perform their work on the cutting edge of the social sciences. The text is broken up into three major sections; the first provides a foundation for conducting research and forming a research question, executing an ethical approach, and ... Read more

    49,91 €

  • Applied Multidimensional Scaling and Unfolding

    by Ingwer Borg, Patrick J.F. Groenen, Patrick Mair ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book introduces multidimensional scaling (MDS) and unfolding as data analysis techniques for applied researchers. MDS is used for the analysis of proximity data on a set of objects, representing the data as distances between points in a geometric space (usually of two dimensions). Unfolding is a related method that maps preference data (typically evaluative ratings of different persons on a ... Read more

    66,77 €

  • The Caribbean City

    by Rivke Jaffe (Editor) ...
    Caribbean cities are a unique yet underexposed phenomenon. Their distinctiveness results from a combination of interrelated factors including a history of slavery, development under the hemispheric hegemony of the United States and spatial limitations imposed by the setting of most Caribbean urban areas. This innovative volume presents a detailed introduction to the spatial, socio-cultural and ... Read more

    8,91 €

  • International Measurement of Disability

    Purpose, Method and Application

    Edited by Barbara M. Altman ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume provides an informed review of the accomplishments of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) in the provision of international data and statistics on disability. It does so within the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The volume includes a description of the development and testing of a short set of questions for Censuses, now used in ... Read more

    104,93 €

  • Statistical Analysis of Management Data

    by Hubert Gatignon ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Statistical Analysis of Management Data provides a comprehensive approach to multivariate statistical analyses that are important for researchers in all fields of management, including finance, production, accounting, marketing, strategy, technology, and human resources. This book is especially designed to provide doctoral students with a theoretical knowledge of the concepts underlying the most ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Rasch Measurement

    Applications in Quantitative Educational Research

    Edited by Myint Swe Khine ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book focuses on the use of the Rasch measurement model in validation studies and in analyzing the psychometric properties of a variety of test instruments, questionnaires, and scales in international contexts. It broadly examines the development and application of Rasch modeling, providing in-depth analyses of the properties of various scales used in the fields of education, and humanities ... Read more

    143,09 €