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  • Who's Bigger?

    Where Historical Figures Really Rank

    by Charles B. Ward, Steven Skiena ...
    Is Hitler bigger than Napoleon? Washington bigger than Lincoln? Picasso bigger than Einstein? Quantitative analysts are rapidly finding homes in social and cultural domains, from finance to politics. What about history? In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations. They evaluate each person by ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain

    by Daniel Gardner ...
    “An invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly” (The Guardian) from the New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future BabbleFrom terror attacks to collapsing economies, from painkiller epidemics to mass gun violence and poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. Yet we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Why are we so ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Fluke

    The Math and Myth of Coincidence

    by Joseph Mazur ...
    A mathematical guide to understanding why life can seem to be one big coincidence-and why the odds of just about everything are better than we would think.What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln's dreams foreshadowed his own ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Counterfactuals and Causal Inference

    Methods and Principles for Social Research

    by Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship ...
    Series series Analytical Methods for Social Research
    Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of the butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the 2000 presidential election cost Al Gore votes? If so, was the number of miscast votes sufficiently large to have altered the election outcome? ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Introduction to Mathematical Sociology

    by Phillip Bonacich, Philip Lu ...
    A comprehensive textbook on the tools of mathematical sociology and their applicationsMathematical models and computer simulations of complex social systems have become everyday tools in sociology. Yet until now, students had no up-to-date textbook from which to learn these techniques. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology fills this gap, providing undergraduates with a comprehensive, self ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Advances in Meta-Analysis

    by Terri Pigott ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The subject of the book is advanced statistical analyses for quantitative research synthesis (meta-analysis), and selected practical issues relating to research synthesis that are not covered in detail in the many existing introductory books on research synthesis (or meta-analysis). Complex statistical issues are arising more frequently as the primary research that is summarized in quantitative ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Statistics for Non-Statisticians

    by Birger Madsen ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book was written for those who need to know how to collect, analyze and present data. It is meant to be a first course for practitioners, a book for private study or brush-up on statistics, and supplementary reading for general statistics classes.The book is untraditional, both with respect to the choice of topics and the presentation.The topics were determined by what is most useful for ... Read more

    Was $49.99 USD Now $44.99 USD

  • Sampling Designs Dependent on Sample Parameters of Auxiliary Variables

    by Janusz L. Wywiał ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The book offers a valuable resource for students and statisticians whose work involves survey sampling. An estimation of the population parameters in finite and fixed populations assisted by auxiliary variables is considered. New sampling designs dependent on moments or quantiles of auxiliary variables are presented on the background of the classical methods. Accuracies of the estimators based on ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Excel 2010 for Social Science Statistics

    A Guide to Solving Practical Problems

    by Thomas J Quirk ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach social science statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical social science problems. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Memory Politics, Identity and Conflict

    Historical Memory as a Variable

    by Zheng Wang ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book focuses on the methodology of research on historical memory and contributes to theoretical discussions concerning the use of historical memory as a variable to explain political action and social movement. The chapters of the book conceptualize the relationship between historical memory and national identity formation, perceptions, and policy-making. The author particularly analyses how ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Innovative Trend Methodologies in Science and Engineering

    by Zekâi Şen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book covers all types of literature on existing trend analysis approaches, but more than 60% of the methodologies are developed here and some of them are reflected to scientific literature and others are also innovative versions, modifications or improvements. The suggested methodologies help to design, develop, manage and deliver scientific applications and training to meet the needs of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • L1-Norm and L∞-Norm Estimation

    An Introduction to the Least Absolute Residuals, the Minimax Absolute Residual and Related Fitting Procedures

    by Richard Farebrother ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This monograph is concerned with the fitting of linear relationships in the context of the linear statistical model. As alternatives to the familiar least squared residuals procedure, it investigates the relationships between the least absolute residuals, the minimax absolute residual and the least median of squared residuals procedures. It is intended for graduate students and research workers in ... Read more

    $31.49 USD