Tacq, Jacques

Multivariate analysis techniques in social science research : from problem to analysis / Jacques Tacq - London : SagePublications, 1997. - xiv, 411 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Unlike most statistical texts, this book breathes real life into multivariate analysis. Starting with a range of actual research examples in the social sciences, it demonstrates how to make the most Read more...

PART ONE: FROM THEORY TO METHODOLOGY Types of Research Problems and Research Situations A Classification of Classical Techniques of Multivariate Analysis The Analysis Technique as the Mirror of the Research Problem PART TWO: FROM METHODOLOGY TO ANALYSIS The Experimental Design The Effect of Humour on Financial Concession Multiple Regression Analysis The Causes of Childlessness Partial Correlation and Path Analysis The Causal Influence of Christian Beliefs on Anti-Semitism Analysis of Variance and Covariance The Effect of Interaction of Monetary Rewards and Task Interest on Motivation Two-Group Discriminant Analysis Poor and Rich Neighbourhoods Factor Analysis The Investigation of Marital Adjustment Canonical Correlation Analysis The Study of Economic Inequality and Political Instability Techniques with Multiple Dependent Variables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 404 - 408) and index.

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Social sciences Multivariate analysis --Research--Methodology

H 62 / TAC 1997