Data in Society: Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation (Ridgway Jim)(Paperback)

Data in Society: Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation (Ridgway Jim)(Paperback)

Statistical data and evidence-based claims are increasingly central to our everyday lives. Critically examining 'Big Data', this book charts the recent explosion in sources of data, including those precipitated by global developments and technological change. It sets out changes and controversies

Causal Inference in Statistics: A Primer (Pearl Judea)(Paperback)

CAUSAL INFERENCE IN STATISTICS A Primer Causality is central to the understanding and use of data. Without an understanding of cause-effect relationships, we cannot use data to answer questions as basic as 'Does this treatment harm or help patients?' But though hundreds of introductory texts are

Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective (Housley William)(Pevná vazba)

In Digital Society: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current trends and topics within digital sociology. Drawing on a range of aligned approaches, concepts and empirical studies, he explores how notions of

Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction (Imai Kosuke)(Paperback)

An introductory textbook on data analysis and statistics written especially for students in the social sciences and allied fields Quantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social science research, yet students in the social sciences and related areas typically receive little

Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction in Stata (Imai Kosuke)(Paperback)

The Stata edition of the groundbreaking textbook on data analysis and statistics for the social sciences and allied fieldsQuantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social science research, yet students in the social sciences and related areas typically receive little training in

How to Make Sense of Statistics (Gorard Stephen)(Paperback)

In a new textbook designed for students new to statistics and social data, Stephen Gorard focuses on non-inferential statistics as a basis to ensure students have basic statistical literacy. Understanding why we have to learn statistics and seeing the links between the numbers and real life is a

Birding in an Age of Extinctions (Painter Martin)(Paperback)

This is a book about what it's like being a birder in an age of natural decline. It is part autobiographical - tales of spell-binding birding encounters that left indelible memories - and it is part reflective. The travellers' tales of birding adventures are about places and events that were

A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered: Us Society in an Age of Restriction, 1924-1965 (Marinari Maddalena)(Paperback)

Scholars, journalists, and policymakers have long argued that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act dramatically reshaped the demographic composition of the United States. In A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered, leading scholars of immigration explore how the political and ideological struggles

The Age of Innocence (Wharton Edith)(Paperback)

Edith Wharton's acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from

New Jim Crow - Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness (Alexander Michelle)(Paperback / softback)

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland (Croall Hazel)(Paperback)

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social

Novice Dragoneer (Knight E. E.)(Paperback)

In the first book in an exciting new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected. Fourteen-year-old Ileth grew up in an orphanage, and

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context (Brooks Ann)(Paperback)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced

High-Dimensional Statistics: A Non-Asymptotic Viewpoint (Wainwright Martin J.)(Pevná vazba)

Recent years have witnessed an explosion in the volume and variety of data collected in all scientific disciplines and industrial settings. Such massive data sets present a number of challenges to researchers in statistics and machine learning. This book provides a self-contained introduction to

Iron Ship (McInley K. M.)(Paperback / softback)

The order of the world is in turmoil. An age of industry is beginning, an age of machines fuelled by magic. Sprawling cities rise, strange devices stalk the land. New money brings new power. The balance between the Hundred Kingdoms is upset. For the first time in generations the threat of war

The Way in: A Book of Self-Discovery (Long Barry)(Paperback)

The Way In is an anthology of statements about the spiritual life, each one challenging preconceptions and responding to the hunger for real answers. It gives sound advice about false trails on the spiritual path and practical teachings for the Ways of Truth, Love, Stillness and Prayer. The section

Scottish Coal Miners in the Twentieth Century (Phillips Jim)(Paperback)

Examining working class welfare in the age of deindustrialisation through the experiences of the Scottish coal miner Throughout the twentieth century Scottish miners resisted deindustrialisation through collective action and by leading the campaign for Home Rule. This book argues that coal miners

Anarchy in Action (Ward Colin)(Paperback)

The argument of this book is that an anarchist society, a society which organizes itself without authority, is always in existence, like a seed beneath the snow, buried under the weight of the state and its bureaucracy, capitalism and its waste, privilege and its injustices, nationalism and its

Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age (Noble Alan)(Paperback)

We live in a distracted, secular age. These two trends define life in Western society today. We are increasingly addicted to habits--and devices--that distract and 'buffer' us from substantive reflection and deep engagement with the world. And we live in what Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor

Making Sense of God - An Invitation to the Sceptical (Keller Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

In an age of scepticism, can it really make sense to believe in Christianity's

The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data (Spiegelhalter David)(Paperback)

The important and comprehensive (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinkingThe age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing preventative

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice (Neimeyer Robert A.)(Paperback)

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field. The volume's contributors

Conflicts - A Better Way to Resolve Them (de Bono Edward)(Paperback / softback)

In today's world we use an out of date thinking system to navigate our way through modern society, especially when it comes to conflicts and disagreements. Conflicts argues that instead of our age old system of debate we should adopt what de Bono calls a 'design idiom' and use lateral thinking to

Thinking Big Data in Geography: New Regimes, New Research (Thatcher Jim)(Paperback)

Thinking Big Data in Geography offers a practical state-of-the-field overview of big data as both a means and an object of research, with essays from prominent and emerging scholars such as Rob Kitchin, Renee Sieber, and Mark Graham. Part 1 explores how the advent of geoweb technologies and big