Regression Analysis
Subtitle: A Constructive Critique (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: July 17, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780761929048
Subjects: Probability & statistics; Sociology, Social Studies; Statistics; Regression analysis; Sociology; Psychology; Probability & Statistics - Regression Analysis; Research; Social Science / Research; General
Description: "Regression Analysis : A Constructive Critique identifies a wide variety of problems with regression analysis as it is commonly used and then provides a number of ways in which practice could be improved. Regression is most useful for data reduction, leading to relatively simple but rich and precise descriptions of patterns in a data set. The emphasis on description provides readers with an insightful rethinking from the ground up of what regression analysis can do, so that readers can better match regression analysis with useful empirical questions and improved policy-related research."--Jacket.