Description
Now updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.
Table of Contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes, Preface to the Third Edition, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Demography, 3. Housing, 4. Health, 5. Education, 6. Crime, 7. The National Economy, 8. Wealth, Income, and Poverty, 9. Labor Statistics, 10. Business Statistics, 11. Government, 12. Public Opinion Polling, 13. Conclusions, Notes, Index, About the Author
