TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meyer,Philip
TI  - Precision journalism: a reporter's introduction to social science methods 
SN  - 0742510883
U1  - 070.40723 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - 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
ER  -