Description

Statistics for the Social Sciences using Excel: A first course for South African students offers an excellent and helpful introduction to statistics for students of the social sciences, providing all of the explanation, tools and skills required to master the subject matter. Thorough, clear and accessible, the text guides students in a progressive, step-by-step manner through the theoretical concepts and techniques, and supports understanding by providing extensive examples from a South African context. The text assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and includes refresher chapters on numerical skills and Microsoft Excel. This book is suitable for students who are studying statistics as a module within any undergraduate, or post-graduate, social science-based programme of study, such as a BA or BSocSci degree.