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

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2002.Edition: 4th edDescription: viii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0742510883 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN4775 .M48 2002
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 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, Part I -- 8 Lurking Variables, Part II -- 9 Experiments: In the Lab, in the Field, and in Nature -- 10 Databases -- 11 How to Analyze an Election -- 12 The Politics of Precision Journalism -- Appendix: Three Things to Measure with Census Data -- Index -- About the Author.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection PN 4775 .M48 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 680744

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 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, Part I -- 8 Lurking Variables, Part II -- 9 Experiments: In the Lab, in the Field, and in Nature -- 10 Databases -- 11 How to Analyze an Election -- 12 The Politics of Precision Journalism -- Appendix: Three Things to Measure with Census Data -- Index -- About the Author.

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