Focusing on descriptive statistics, and some more advanced topics such as tests of significance, measures of association, and regression analysis, this brief, inexpensive text is the perfect companion to help those students who have not yet taken an introductory statistics course or are confused by the statistics used in the articles they are reading.

This book offers a much needed critical introduction to data mining and 'big data'. Supported by multiple case studies and examples, the authors provide everything needed to explore, evaluate and review big data concepts and techniques.

Part of The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this concise text breaks down the complex topic of inferential statistics with accessible language and detailed examples. Covering a range of topics, it provides you with the know-how and confidence needed for a successful quantitative research journey.

Written by award-winning scholar Jonathan H Turner, this 936 page resource is a comprehensive, in-depth and detailed review of both classical and present-day theory in sociology.

A clear, bold book which provides a contemporary account of why medicine and health matter in our modern society. Written by an expert in both sociology and medicine, it critically explores key areas of debate and policy whilst explaining the practical realities of medicine today.

What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Immigration? Is part of a new book series offering short, up-to-date overviews of key issues often misrepresented or simplified in the mainstream media.

Evaluation in Today's World: Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability covers theoretical and practical issues related to evaluation of programs with an emphasis on viewing evaluation topics through a social justice, diversity, and inclusive perspective.

Introduction to Cognitive Ethnography and Systematic Field Work by G. Mark Schoepfle guides readers on the fundamentals of cognitive ethnography. The focus of this qualitative technique is collecting data from interviews. This brief text covers using this method from starting a research project to writing a report.

Written by the leading name in the field, this is an engaging introduction to the main concepts in both quantitative and qualitative research methods in sport, exercise, kinesiology and health. Conversational in tone yet thoroughly comprehensive.