Relative Distribution Methods in the Social Sciences

by Mark S. Handcock and Martina Morris

Book Overview

In social science research, differences among groups or changes over time are a common focus of study. While means and variances are typically the basis for statistical methods used in this research, the underlying social theory often implies properties of distributions that are not well captured by these summary measures. Examples include the current controversies regarding growing inequality in earnings, racial diferences in test scores, socio-economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475772564
• ISBN13: 9781475772562
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"