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Post by asd on Apr 28, 2015 16:42:58 GMT -5
As someone who teaches stats for sociology majors, I frequently run across students who almost have a panic attack whenever they have to do math. In the end, my students generally ignore the text book, since it contains mathematical proofs and all that, and rely almost exclusively on class notes. Has anyone found a decent stats textbook that is "sociology major" friendly? I've tried Salkind's book, but that one is heavily reliant on SPSS, it seems, and I wanted one that was less about the software and more about the intuition.
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Post by Used another one on Apr 28, 2015 19:43:21 GMT -5
I've used Miethe & Gauthier, and it has some pluses in that it isn't intimidating. It is also really cheap--if they're not going to do much reading anyway but they need a textbook for basic stuff, you might as well use that one. But I feel like it doesn't cover stuff in-depth enough for my tastes. Also, it tries to be funny, and when it does that it's really off-putting.
I was thinking about switching to Social Statistics for a Diverse Society. Does anyone have experience with that?
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Post by No book on Apr 28, 2015 23:21:23 GMT -5
I've noticed that students don't really use the book for stats. I've used Healey in the past, but I just teach without a book now.
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