Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice - Couverture rigide

Bachman, Ronet; Paternoster, Raymond

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0070030006 ISBN 13 : 9780070030008

Editeur : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1996

Synopsis

This book is appropriate for introductory and intermediate criminology and CJ statistics classes. It is the only statistics book on the market that specifically focusses on statistics in criminology and criminal justice. The authors have made the text accessible to students through their exceptional writing style and by: using CJ/criminology data, material relevant and interesting to students, to illustrate statistical procedures and operations; breaking down complex statistical formulas into easy to understand steps; describing the major rules of probability very simply with clear examples and illustrations; including a detailed glossary of key statistical terms; and providing a detailed review of basic mathematics in an appendix.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Ronet Bachman received her Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire in 1989 and worked as a postdoctoral fellow there at the Family Research Laboratory until 1991. For several years she worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as a statistician and research analyst. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She is the author of many articles that explore the epidemiology and origins of violent victimization, with particular emphasis on victimization against women, the elderly, and minority populations. She also is the author of Death and Violence on the Reservation (Greenwood Press) and coauthored Stress, Culture and Aggression in the United States (Yale University Press).

Présentation de l'éditeur

Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice discusses the basic statistical procedures comprehensively while keeping it approachable and readable for students. Useful at both the introductory and intermediate levels, this text contains in-depth coverage of descriptive statistics, including graphical displays of data and exploratory data analysis, along with bivariate and multivariate analyses. Emphasis is placed equally on calculation and interpretation. The newly revised third edition offers new up-to-date crime data information and new research examples including specifics relating to youth crime, youth violence, hate crime and much more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0070030006
• ISBN 13: 9780070030008
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 545
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible