Surveys in Social Research |
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answer approach appropriate ascribed characteristics attitudes bivariate calculate causal cent Chapter characteristics collected column concepts conservatism correlation co-efficient crosstabulation dependent dependent variable descriptive statistics develop dummy variables effect ensure equation estimate example experimental explanations family focus females Figure gender differences important income independent variable indicators inferential statistics interpretation interval level interval variables interviews Kendall's tau level of measurement Loether look males mean missing data multivariate observed obtain ordinal outlined particular patterns people's percentage person population predict problem questionnaire range recoding regression analysis regression co-efficients regression line relevant religious research question response rates sampling error sampling frame scale score scattergram simply Spearman's rho spurious relationship standard deviation summary survey research systematic sample techniques telephone test variable theory tion unit of analysis vote women workforce participation zero order relationship