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082 _a519.5
_bREY
100 _aReynolds, H.T.
245 _aAnalysis of Nominal Data
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aBeverly Hills, Calif. :
_bSage Publications,
_c1984.
300 _a85 pages ;
490 _aQuantitative applications in the social sciences, no. 07-007.
505 _a 1. Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Analyzing nominal data -- 2. Chi square test -- Interpreting the chi square test -- 3. Measures of association -- Introduction -- Measures of association for 2 x 2 tables -- Measures of association for I x J tables -- Comparing measures of association -- 4. Introduction to multivariate data analysis -- The causal analysis of nominal data -- 5. Conclusions.
520 _aThe updated second edition offers expanded discussions of the chi square test of significance and the potential measures of association available for use with categoric data. Reviewing basic techniques in analysis of nominal data, this paper employs survey research data on party identification and ideologies to indicate which measures and tests are most appropriate for particular theoretical concerns. This book serves as an ideal primer for Volume 20, Log-Linear Models.
650 _aSocial sciences -- Statistical methods.
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