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601  UST/PAD/PDD 601 
Textbook, Additional Readings & Research Resources

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For accuracy and changes, always rely on the syllabus distributed in class.

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  • Kachigan S. (1982). Statistical Analysis. New York: Radius Press.
  • Pamuk, Ayse. GIS Methods in Urban Analysis: A One-World Approach to Urban Planning and Public Policy Research, Internal Draft for NSF Grant Reviewers; distributed in class.
  • Cronk B.C. (2002). How to use SPSS: A step-by-step guide to analysis and interpretation. Second edition. Pyrczak Publishing. (see also web-based tutorials)

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BIB
 ADDITIONAL READINGS
  • Alder, Henry L. and Roessler, Edward B. Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 4th ed. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1968.
  • Anderson, Theodore Wilbur. An Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis. New York: Wiley, 1958
  • Andranovich G., Riposa G., 1993. Doing urban research. Sage.
  • Ash, Carol. The Probability Tutoring Book. IEEE Press, 1992.
  • Babbie, E & Halley, F. (1998). Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using SPSS for W95, Pine Forge Press.
  • Berg, Bruce L., 1995. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Bingham R. D., Ethridge M. eds. (1982). Reaching Decisions in Public Policy and Administration. Longman.
  • Bingham, Richard D. and Claire L. Felbinger, 1989. Evaluation In Practice: A Methodological Approach, New York: Longman
  • Bloom, Martin and Joel Fischer, 1982. Evaluating Practice: Guidelines for the Accountable Professional, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  • Bowen, Bruce and Herbert F. Weisberg, , 1980. An Introduction to Data Analysis, San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company.
  • Brunning, James L.; and Klintz, B.L. Computational Handbook of Statistics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1968.
  • Clemen R. T. (1991). Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis. Boston: PWS. Kent Publishing Company.


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  • Clogg C., Shihadeh E., 1994. Statistical models for ordinal variables, Sage.
  • Creswell J., 1994. Research Design: qualitative and quantitative approaches. Sage.
  • Desrosieres, Alain, 1998. The Politics of Large Numbers. Harvard.
  • Edwards, Allen L. An Introduction to Linear Regressison and Correlation. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1976.
  • Ellis, Lee, , 1994. Research Methods In Social Sciences, Wisconsin: Brown and Benchmark Publications.
  • Finsterbusch K., Bender Motz A. (1980). Social Research for Policy Decisions. Belmont: Wadsworth.
  • Freedman D., Pisani R., and Purves R., Statistics, 2nd edition, W.W. Norton and Company, New York, NY (1991)
  • Glass, Gene V. and Kenneth D. Hopkins, 1978. Basic Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc..
  • Goldenberg S. (1992). Thinking Methodologically. Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Gonick L. and Smith W.,The Cartoon Guide to Statistics, HarperPerennial, New York, NY (1993)
  • Gujarati, D. N. (1988). Basic Econometrics. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Healy, Joseph F., 1984. Statistics: A Tool For Social Research, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
  • Henerson, Marlene E., Lynn Lyons Morris and Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1978. How to Measure Attitudes, Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.
  • Hoover K. R. (1992). The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking. NY: St. Martin.
  • Inbar M. (1979). Routine Decision Making: The Future of Bureaucracy. Sage.
  • Kaufman, Roger and Susan Thomas. Evaluation Without Fear, New York: New Viewpoints, 1980. Marlow, Christine. Research Methods for Generalist Social Work, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1993.
  • Knoke, David & George W. Bohrnstedt, 1994. Statistics for Social Data Analysis. Itasca, Illinois: F. E. Peacock Publishers, Inc.
  • Johnson J. B., Joslyn, R. (1994). Political science Research Methods. Washington D. C.: CQ Press.


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  • Kanji G., 1993. 100 statistical tests. Sage.
  • Kennedy, P. (1979). A Guide to Econometrics. Cambridge: MIT Presss.
  • Keppel, Geoffrey and Sheldon Zedeck, 1989. Data Analysis for Reserach Designs: Analysis of Variance and Multiple Regression/Correlation Approaches, New York: W.H. Freeman and Company.
  • Kerlinger, Fred N. , 1986. Foundations Of Behavioral Research, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
  • Labaw, Patricia, 1980. Advanced Questionnaire Design, Massachusetts: Abt Books.
  • Langbein, Laura Irwin, 1980. Discovering Whether Programs Work: A Guide to Statistical Methods For Program Evaluation, Santa Monica: Goodyear Publishing Company, Inc..
  • Langley, Russell. Practical Statistics Simply Explained. New York: Dover, 1970.
  • Lapin L. L. (1991). Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers.
  • Loether, Herman J. and Donald G. McTavish. Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for Sociologists: an Introduction. Allyn and Bacon, Inc. Boston.
  • McCurdy, William B., 1979. Program Evaluation: A Conceptual Tool Kit for Human Service Delivery Managers, New York: Family Service Association of America.
  • Meier K. J., Brudney J. L. (1993). Applied Statistics for Public Administration, 3d Edition. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
  • Miller, Delbert, 1991. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement, London: Sage Publications.
  • Mishler, Elliot G. , 1986. Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
  • Mendenhall W. and Beaver R., Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 9th edition, Duxbury Press, Belmont, CA (1994)


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  • Mendenhall W. and Sincich T., A Second Course in Business Statistics: Regression Analysis, 4th edition, Macmillan, New York, NY (1993)
  • Moore, D. Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 3rd ed. 1998.
  • Morris, Lynn Lyons and Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1978. How To Measure Achievement, Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.
  • Moser, C.A. and G. Kalton, 1972. Survey Methods in Social Investigation, New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers.
  • Nachmias D. (1980). The Practice of Policy Evaluation. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Neuman, W. Lawrence, 1994. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Patton, Michael Quinn, 1978. Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.
  • Posavac, Emil J. and Raymond G. Carey, 1980. Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc..
  • Powers, Gerald., Thomas Meenaghan and Beverly Toomey, 1985. Practice Focused Research: Integrating Human Service Practice and Research, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc..
  • Pyrczak, Fred. Statistics with a Sense of Humor. 1991.
  • Raiffa H. (1970). Decision Analysis: Introductory Lectures on Choices under Uncertainty. Reading: Addison-Wesley.
  • Rea L., Parker R. (1992). Designing and conducting survey research: A comprehensive guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Royse, David, 1994. Program Evaluation, Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers.
  • Rubin, Allen and Earl Babbie, 1993. Research Methods for Social Work, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
  • Selltiz, Claire, Lawrence S. Wrightsman, and Stuart W. Cook, 1976. Research Methods In Social Relations, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
  • Sirkin R. M. (1995). Statistics for the Social Sciences. Sage.


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  • Smith Herman W. (1991). Strategies of Social Research. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
  • Suchman, Edward A. , 1967. Evaluative Reserach: Principles and Practice in Public Service and Social Action Programs, New York: Russel Sage Foundation.
  • Tabachnick Barbara & Linda S. Fidell (1989). Using Multivariate Statistics. Cambridge: Harper & Row.
  • Traub R., 1994. Reliability for the social sciences, Theory and applications. Sage.
  • Triola, M. (1997) Elementary Statistics. Addison-Wesley.
  • Tufte, Edward R.,1974. Data Analysis For Politics and Policy, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc..
  • Vogt W. P. (1993). Dictionary of statistics and methodology, a nontechnical guide for the social sciences. Sage.
  • Weiss, Carol, 1972. Evaluation Research: Methods of Assessing Program Effectiveness, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc..
  • Wonnacott, TH & Wonnacott, RJ (1990). Introductory Statistics, 5th edition , Wiley.
  • Wiley statistics digital library


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    About the evolution of quantitative thought
    Adams, W.J. The Life and Times of the Central Limit Theorem. New York: Kaedmon.
    Broneer, P. & Menninger, K. Number Words and number symbols: A cultural history of numbers. Dover, 1992
    Daston, Lorraine Classical Probability in the Enlightement, 1995.
    David, F. N. Games, Gods, and Gambling: A History of Probability and Statistical Ideas. New York: Dover, 1998.
    Kline, Morris. Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Oxford U. Press, 1990.
    Kline, Morris. Mathematics: the loss of certainty. Oxford U. Press, 1992.
    Stigler, Stephen. The History of Statistics: The measurement of uncertainty before 1900.Harvard, 1990.
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    Research Methods Resources

    SPSS Computer Primers, including:

    STATS, statistical assessment service, looks at how scientific and quantitative information/research are presented by the media.
    MathCAD simulations
    Statlets: Java Applets for Statistical Analysis and Graphics -- web-based computation


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