TY - BOOK ID - 80722211 TI - A mathematical primer for social statistics PY - 2011 VL - 159 SN - 9781071833209 9781071833247 9781071833230 9781071833223 1071833227 1071833200 1071833235 1071833243 1071878832 9781071878835 PB - Los Angeles: Sage, DB - UniCat KW - Social sciences KW - Mathematics. KW - Statistical methods. KW - Quantitative methods in social research KW - #SBIB:303H10 KW - #SBIB:303H510 KW - #SBIB:303H61 KW - Methoden en technieken: algemene handboeken en reeksen KW - Methoden sociale wetenschappen: statistische technieken, algemeen KW - Wiskundige methoden en technieken KW - Social sciences - Mathematics. KW - Social sciences - Statistical methods. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80722211 AB - "A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics, Second Edition is organized around bodies of mathematical knowledge central to learning and understanding advanced statistics: the basic "language" of linear algebra; differential and integral calculus; probability theory; common probability distributions; statistical estimation and inference. The volume concludes showing the application of mathematical concepts and operations to the familiar case, linear least-squares regression. The Second Edition gives much more attention to visualization. It also covers some new topics, such as an introduction to Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods. Also included is a companion website with materials that will enable readers to use the R statistical computing environment to reproduce and expand on computations presented in the volume. The book will make an excellent text to accompany a math camp or a course designed to provide foundational mathematics needed to understand advanced statistics. It will also serve as a valuable reference for those who have completed their formal training but are still interested in learning new statistical methods"-- ER -