A Mathematics Course For Political And Social Research

Author : Will H. Moore,David A. Siegel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691159171

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A Mathematics Course for Political and Social Research by Will H. Moore,David A. Siegel Pdf

Political science and sociology increasingly rely on mathematical modeling and sophisticated data analysis, and many graduate programs in these fields now require students to take a "math camp" or a semester-long or yearlong course to acquire the necessary skills. Available textbooks are written for mathematics or economics majors, and fail to convey to students of political science and sociology the reasons for learning often-abstract mathematical concepts. A Mathematics Course for Political and Social Research fills this gap, providing both a primer for math novices in the social sciences and a handy reference for seasoned researchers. The book begins with the fundamental building blocks of mathematics and basic algebra, then goes on to cover essential subjects such as calculus in one and more than one variable, including optimization, constrained optimization, and implicit functions; linear algebra, including Markov chains and eigenvectors; and probability. It describes the intermediate steps most other textbooks leave out, features numerous exercises throughout, and grounds all concepts by illustrating their use and importance in political science and sociology. Uniquely designed and ideal for students and researchers in political science and sociology Uses practical examples from political science and sociology Features "Why Do I Care?" sections that explain why concepts are useful Includes numerous exercises Complete online solutions manual (available only to professors, email david.siegel at duke.edu, subject line "Solution Set") Selected solutions available online to students

Author : Jeff Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521834261

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Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research by Jeff Gill Pdf

"More than ever before, modern social scientists require a basic level of mathematical literacy, yet many students receive only limited mathematical training prior to beginning their research careers. This textbook addresses this dilemma by offering a comprehensive, unified introduction to the essential mathematics of social science. Throughout the book the presentation builds from first principles and eschews unnecessary complexity. Most importantly, the discussion is thoroughly and consistently anchored in real social science applications, with more than 80 research-based illustrations woven into the text and featured in end-of-chapter exercises. Students and researchers alike will find this first-of-its-kind volume to be an invaluable resource."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Will H. Moore,David A. Siegel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400848614

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A Mathematics Course for Political and Social Research by Will H. Moore,David A. Siegel Pdf

Political science and sociology increasingly rely on mathematical modeling and sophisticated data analysis, and many graduate programs in these fields now require students to take a "math camp" or a semester-long or yearlong course to acquire the necessary skills. Available textbooks are written for mathematics or economics majors, and fail to convey to students of political science and sociology the reasons for learning often-abstract mathematical concepts. A Mathematics Course for Political and Social Research fills this gap, providing both a primer for math novices in the social sciences and a handy reference for seasoned researchers. The book begins with the fundamental building blocks of mathematics and basic algebra, then goes on to cover essential subjects such as calculus in one and more than one variable, including optimization, constrained optimization, and implicit functions; linear algebra, including Markov chains and eigenvectors; and probability. It describes the intermediate steps most other textbooks leave out, features numerous exercises throughout, and grounds all concepts by illustrating their use and importance in political science and sociology. Uniquely designed and ideal for students and researchers in political science and sociology Uses practical examples from political science and sociology Features "Why Do I Care?" sections that explain why concepts are useful Includes numerous exercises Complete online solutions manual (available only to professors, email david.siegel at duke.edu, subject line "Solution Set") Selected solutions available online to students

Author : Alan D. Taylor,Allison M. Pacelli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387776439

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Mathematics and Politics by Alan D. Taylor,Allison M. Pacelli Pdf

As a text for an undergraduate mathematics course for nonmajors, Mathematics and Politics requires no prerequisites in either area while the underlying philosophy involves minimizing algebraic computations and focusing instead on some conceptual aspects of mathematics in the context of important real-world questions in political science. Five major topics are covered including a model of escalation, game theoretic models of international conflict, yes-no voting systems, political power, and social choice. Each topic is discussed in an introductory chapter and revisited in more depth in a later chapter. This new edition has added co-author, Allison Pacelli, and two new chapters on "Fairness" and "More Fairness." The examples and the exercises have been updated and enhanced throughout. Reviews from first edition: This book is well written and has much math of interest. While it is pitched at a non-math audience there is material here that will be new and interesting to the readers... -Sigact News For mathematicians, Taylor's book shows how the social sciences make use of mathematical thinking, in the form of axiomatic systems, and offers a chance to teach this kind of thinking to our students. - The College Mathematics Journal The writing is crisp and the sense of excitement about learning mathematics is seductive. The political conflict examples are well thought out and clear. -Michael C. Munger

Author : Kosuke Imai,Lori D. Bougher
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691191096

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Quantitative Social Science by Kosuke Imai,Lori D. Bougher Pdf

"Princeton University Press published Imai's textbook, Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction, an introduction to quantitative methods and data science for upper level undergrads and graduates in professional programs, in February 2017. What is distinct about the book is how it leads students through a series of applied examples of statistical methods, drawing on real examples from social science research. The original book was prepared with the statistical software R, which is freely available online and has gained in popularity in recent years. But many existing courses in statistics and data sciences, particularly in some subject areas like sociology and law, use STATA, another general purpose package that has been the market leader since the 1980s. We've had several requests for STATA versions of the text as many programs use it by default. This is a "translation" of the original text, keeping all the current pedagogical text but inserting the necessary code and outputs from STATA in their place"--

Author : Jonathan Kropko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : 1506304192

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Mathematics for Social Scientists by Jonathan Kropko Pdf

Author : John Fox
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781071833247

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A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics by John Fox Pdf

A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics, Second Edition presents mathematics central to learning and understanding statistical methods beyond the introductory level: the basic "language" of matrices and linear algebra and its visual representation, vector geometry; differential and integral calculus; probability theory; common probability distributions; statistical estimation and inference, including likelihood-based and Bayesian methods. The volume concludes by applying mathematical concepts and operations to a familiar case, linear least-squares regression. The Second Edition pays more attention to visualization, including the elliptical geometry of quadratic forms and its application to statistics. It also covers some new topics, such as an introduction to Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods, which are important in modern Bayesian statistics. A companion website includes materials that enable readers to use the R statistical computing environment to reproduce and explore computations and visualizations presented in the text. The book is an excellent companion to a "math camp" or a course designed to provide foundational mathematics needed to understand relatively advanced statistical methods.

Author : Gizem Karaali,Lily S. Khadjavi
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470449261

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Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the College Classroom by Gizem Karaali,Lily S. Khadjavi Pdf

Mathematics for Social Justice offers a collection of resources for mathematics faculty interested in incorporating questions of social justice into their classrooms. The book begins with a series of essays from instructors experienced in integrating social justice themes into their pedagogy; these essays contain political and pedagogical motivations as well as nuts-and-bolts teaching advice. The heart of the book is a collection of fourteen classroom-tested modules featuring ready-to-use activities and investigations for the college mathematics classroom. The mathematical tools and techniques used are relevant to a wide variety of courses including college algebra, math for the liberal arts, calculus, differential equations, discrete mathematics, geometry, financial mathematics, and combinatorics. The social justice themes include human trafficking, income inequality, environmental justice, gerrymandering, voting methods, and access to education. The volume editors are leaders of the national movement to include social justice material into mathematics teaching. Gizem Karaali is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College. She is one of the founding editors of The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, and an associate editor for The Mathematical Intelligencer and Numeracy ; she also serves on the editorial board of the MAA's Carus Mathematical Monographs. Lily Khadjavi is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Loyola Marymount University and is a past co-chair of the Infinite Possibilities Conference. She has served on the boards of Building Diversity in Science, the Barbara Jordan-Bayard Rustin Coalition, and the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus.

Author : Josh Cutler,Matt Dickenson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030368265

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Computational Frameworks for Political and Social Research with Python by Josh Cutler,Matt Dickenson Pdf

This book is intended to serve as the basis for a first course in Python programming for graduate students in political science and related fields. The book introduces core concepts of software development and computer science such as basic data structures (e.g. arrays, lists, dictionaries, trees, graphs), algorithms (e.g. sorting), and analysis of computational efficiency. It then demonstrates how to apply these concepts to the field of political science by working with structured and unstructured data, querying databases, and interacting with application programming interfaces (APIs). Students will learn how to collect, manipulate, and exploit large volumes of available data and apply them to political and social research questions. They will also learn best practices from the field of software development such as version control and object-oriented programming. Instructors will be supplied with in-class example code, suggested homework assignments (with solutions), and material for practical lab sessions.

Author : Earl R. Babbie
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412982443

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Adventures in Social Research by Earl R. Babbie Pdf

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Author : Martyn Hammersley
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995-04-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012407453

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The Politics of Social Research by Martyn Hammersley Pdf

Recent years have seen a growing range of challenges to the idea that research should be governed by the principle of value neutrality. In this stimulating and often controversial book, Martyn Hammersley weighs the arguments offered in support of these positions.

Author : Stanislav Andreski
Publisher : Saint Martin's Griffin
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : 0312735006

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Social Sciences as Sorcery by Stanislav Andreski Pdf

Author : Nolan McCarty,Adam Meirowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107438632

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Political Game Theory by Nolan McCarty,Adam Meirowitz Pdf

Political Game Theory is a self-contained introduction to game theory and its applications to political science. The book presents choice theory, social choice theory, static and dynamic games of complete information, static and dynamic games of incomplete information, repeated games, bargaining theory, mechanism design and a mathematical appendix covering, logic, real analysis, calculus and probability theory. The methods employed have many applications in various disciplines including comparative politics, international relations and American politics. Political Game Theory is tailored to students without extensive backgrounds in mathematics, and traditional economics, however there are also many special sections that present technical material that will appeal to more advanced students. A large number of exercises are also provided to practice the skills and techniques discussed.

Author : American Academy of Political and Social Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Economics, Mathematical
ISBN : UOM:49015000886623

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Mathematics and the Social Sciences by American Academy of Political and Social Science Pdf

Author : Davydd James Greenwood,Morten Levin
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015043796369

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Introduction to Action Research by Davydd James Greenwood,Morten Levin Pdf

How do social researchers know how to select the action research (AR) approach most appropriate for their study? This book provides an overview of the different approaches. The authors introduce the history, philosophy, social change agenda, methodologies, ethical arguments for, and fieldwork tools of AR. They present an extensive range of cases, some from their own experience and, untypically, they rehearse failures as well as successes. The book will prove invaluable for both newcomers and experienced researchers and practitioners.