Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences

A textbook for graduate students in the social and health sciences, focusing on statistical theory and data analysis with Stata. It covers essential concepts, equations, and programming skills, and includes examples from scholarly publications.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 780 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

For graduate students in the social and health sciences, this comprehensive textbook offers a wealth of essential concepts and equations commonly required in scholarly publications. It employs excerpts from the scholarly literature to introduce new ideas, while also utilizing publicly-available data that are frequently used in social and health science publications to demonstrate Stata code and illustrate concepts and interpretation. The book seamlessly integrates the teaching of statistical theory with data processing and analysis, providing students with a solid foundation for statistical research.

Furthermore, it offers valuable guidance on planning projects and organizing code for reproducibility, ensuring the integrity and transparency of statistical analyses. The book also addresses the critical importance of recognizing critiques of the constructions, terminology, and interpretations of statistics, helping students develop a critical eye for statistical reasoning.

In its new edition, this textbook has been specifically tailored to Stata, with code integrated into the chapters rather than appendices, as in the first edition. This integration enhances the learning experience and facilitates the interpretation of statistical results. Additionally, the book includes Statas factor variables and margins commands, as well as Long and Freeses (2014) spost13 commands, to simplify programming and enhance the ease of interpretation.

By providing a comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of statistical concepts and techniques, this textbook is an invaluable resource for graduate students in the social and health sciences, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their academic and research endeavors.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032323442
Edition number: 2 ed