{"product_id":"9781446252444","title":"The Sage Handbook of Regression Analysis and Causal Inference","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The editors of the new SAGE Handbook of Regression Analysis and Causal Inference have assembled a wide-ranging, high-quality, and timely collection of articles on topics of central importance to quantitative social research, many written by leaders in the field. Everyone engaged in statistical analysis of social-science data will find something of interest in this book.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- John Fox, Professor, Department of Sociology, Mc Master University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The authors do a great job in explaining the various statistical methods in a clear and simple way - focussing on fundamental understanding, interpretation of results, and practical application - yet being precise in their exposition.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ben Jann, Executive Director, Institute of Sociology, University of Bern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Best and Wolf have put together a powerful collection, especially valuable in its separate discussions of uses for both cross-sectional and panel data analysis.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Tom Smith, Senior Fellow, NORC, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and written by a team of leading international social scientists, this Handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to multivariate methods. The Handbook focuses on regression analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data with an emphasis on causal analysis, thereby covering a large number of different techniques including selection models, complex samples, and regression discontinuities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach Part starts with a non-mathematical introduction to the method covered in that section, giving readers a basic knowledge of the method’s logic, scope and unique features. Next, the mathematical and statistical basis of each method is presented along with advanced aspects. Using real-world data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), the book provides a comprehensive discussion of each method’s application, making this an ideal text for Ph D students and researchers embarking on their own data analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015190986992,"sku":"9781446252444","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446252444_p0.jpg?v=1763817014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446252444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}