Thinking through statistics / John Levi Martin.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.

©2018

xiv, 362 pages ; 24 cm

Thinking Through Statistics is a primer on how to maintain rigorous data standards in social science work, and one that makes a strong case for revising the way that we try to use statistics to support our theories. With clever examples and witty takeaways, John Levi Martin proves himself to be a most affable tour guide through these scholarly waters. He argues that the task of social statistics isn't to estimate parameters, but to reject false theory. He illustrates common pitfalls that can keep researchers from doing just that using a combination of visualizations, re-analyses, and simulations.--cover

English

October 10, 2018

Includes bibliographical references and index.