ABSTRACT

Now updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|25 pages

Demography

chapter 3|20 pages

Housing

chapter 4|22 pages

Health

chapter 5|19 pages

Education

chapter 6|25 pages

Crime

chapter 7|23 pages

The National Economy

chapter 8|23 pages

Wealth, Income, and Poverty

chapter 9|21 pages

Labor Statistics

chapter 10|26 pages

Business Statistics

chapter 11|24 pages

Government

chapter 12|25 pages

Public Opinion Polling

chapter 13|12 pages

Conclusions