This book began as a collection of lecture notes and has evolved over the last several years
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This text offers a clear and user-friendly introduction to the basic concepts and techniques
social science students need for a thorough grounding in statistics. Using a simple step-by …

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Simply put, Thinking Through Statistics is a primer on how to maintain rigorous data
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" Introduction to Applied Bayesian Statistics and Estimation for Social Scientists" covers the
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The author explains the logic behind the method and demonstrates its uses for social and
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Modeling with Data fully explains how to execute computationally intensive analyses on very
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