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Precision journalism : a reporter's introduction to social science methods / Philip Meyer

By: Meyer, Philip.
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2002Edition: 4th ed.Description: viii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0742510883.Subject(s): Journalism | Social sciences -- Statistical methodsDDC classification: 070.40723
Contents:
Preface. - 1. The Journalism We Need. - 2. Using Numbers Rationally. - 3. Some Elements of Data Analysis. - 4. Harnessing the Power of Statistics. - 5. Computers. - 6. Surveys. - 7. Lurking Variables, Pt. I. - 8. Lurking Variables, Pt. II. - 9. Experiments : In the Lab, In the Field, and In Nature. - 10. Databases. - 11. How to Analyze and Election. - 12. The Politics of Precision Journalism. - Appendix : Three Things to Measure with Census Data. - Index. - About the Author.
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Preface. - 1. The Journalism We Need. - 2. Using Numbers Rationally. - 3. Some Elements of Data Analysis. - 4. Harnessing the Power of Statistics. - 5. Computers. - 6. Surveys. - 7. Lurking Variables, Pt. I. - 8. Lurking Variables, Pt. II. - 9. Experiments : In the Lab, In the Field, and In Nature. - 10. Databases. - 11. How to Analyze and Election. - 12. The Politics of Precision Journalism. - Appendix : Three Things to Measure with Census Data. - Index. - About the Author.