Description |
1 online resource (79 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
A Sage university paper |
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Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; ser. no. 07-008
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Contents |
Ordinal measurement -- Bivariate prediction for single observations -- Bivariate prediction for pairs of observations -- Joint prediction of quantitative, nominal, and ordinal variables -- Multivariate analysis -- Computing and statistical inference |
Summary |
Ordinal data can be rank ordered but not assumed to have equal distances between categories. Using support by judges for civil rights measures and bussing as the primary example, this paper indicates how such data can best be analyzed |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Numbers, Ordinal.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Laing, James D. (James Dwight), 1935-
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Rosenthal, Howard, 1939-
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ISBN |
0585216681 (electronic bk.) |
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1412983312 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585216683 (electronic bk.) |
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9781412983310 (electronic bk.) |
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