Using Microcomputers in Social Science Research

Using Microcomputers in Social Science Research
Author: Mark D. Shermis
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1991
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Shows how microcomputer technology can be applied to social science research in psychology, education, sociology, political science, health sciences and information science. The book uses a research cycle model and deals with meta analysis, power analysis and the choice of appropriate statistics.

Computer Applications in the Social Sciences

Computer Applications in the Social Sciences
Author: Edward E. Brent
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 506
Release: 1990
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780877226666

Presenting an introduction to computing and advice on computer applications, this book examines hardware and software with respect to the needs of the social scientist. It offers a framework for the use of computers, with focus on the 'work station', the center of which is a personal computer connected to networks by a telephone-based modem.

Using Microcomputers in Research

Using Microcomputers in Research
Author: Thomas W. Madron
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1985-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803924574

Using Microcomputers in Research may be used in conjunction with the earlier Microcomputer Methods for Social Scientists (QASS 40) -- together they provide a lucid and comprehensive introduction to microcomputing in the social sciences. This book is organized around the research process, taking the reader through the processes of writing the research proposal, gathering data, analysing and manipulating data, and writing the research report.

Microcomputer Methods for Social Scientists

Microcomputer Methods for Social Scientists
Author: Philip A. Schrodt
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1984
Genre: Microcomputers
ISBN:

This revised edition of Schrodt's guide to microcomputer usage for social scientists reflects the changes in systems, software and usage which have taken place over the last three years. Schrodt adds material on: the Apple Macintosh system; the development of mainframe-quality statistical packages for micros; the development of Pascal and C as programming languages; the introduction of affordable desk-top publishing, graphics editing and RAM-resident utilities.

Using Microcomputers

Using Microcomputers
Author: Blaine A. Brownell
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1985-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Brownell's book is an introductory text on microcomputers for `academics'. It contains specific examples of computer applications useful to social scientists. The examples are of bibliographies, references, research notes, census data, survey data, grant and contract accounting, instructional possibilities and the preparation of book length manuscripts. The chapters on hardware contain brief descriptions of the most popular machines with specifications and observations on their varying usefulness. The software discussions consist of basic descriptions of programming: what they can do; how easy they are to learn; and their principal advantages and disadvantages.

Data Analysis

Data Analysis
Author: Paul G. Stephenson
Publisher: Irvington Pub
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780829018103

Handbook of Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences

Handbook of Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences
Author: Sergio J. Rey
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2022-11-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1789903947

Providing an authoritative assessment of the current landscape of spatial analysis in the social sciences, this cutting-edge Handbook covers the full range of standard and emerging methods across the social science domain areas in which these methods are typically applied. Accessible and comprehensive, it expertly answers the key questions regarding the dynamic intersection of spatial analysis and the social sciences.