Analysing Quantitative Data. Raymond A Kent

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This innovative book provides a fresh take on quantitative data analysis within the social sciences. It presents variable-based and case-based approaches side-by-side encouraging you to learn a range of approaches and to understand which is the most appropriate for your research.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span>Using two multidisciplinary non-experimental datasets throughout, the book demonstrates that data analysis is really an active dialogue between ideas and evidence. &nbsp;Each dataset is returned to throughout the chapters enabling you to see the role of the researcher in action; it also showcases the difference between each approach and the significance of researchers&rsquo; decisions that must be made as you move through your analysis. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span>The book is divided into four clear sections:</span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Data and their presentation</span></li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Variable-based analyses</span></li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Case-based analyses</span></li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span>Comparing and combining approaches</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span>Clear, original and written for students this book should be compulsory reading for anyone looking to conduct non-experimental quantitative data analysis.</span></p>