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New and Published Books

1. A Primer of Multivariate Statistics

   3rd Edition

   By Richard J. Harris

   Drawing upon more than 30 years of experience in working with statistics, Dr. Richard J. Harris has updated A Primer of Multivariate Statistics to provide a model of balance between how-to and why. This classic text covers multivariate techniques with a taste of latent variable approaches....

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Latent Variable and Latent Structure Models

   Edited by George A. Marcoulides, Irini Moustaki

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   This edited volume features cutting-edge topics from the leading researchers in the areas of latent variable modeling. Content highlights include coverage of approaches dealing with missing values, semi-parametric estimation, robust analysis, hierarchical data, factor scores, multi-group analysis,...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Statistics for Psychologists

   An Intermediate Course

   By Brian S. Everitt

   Built around a problem solving theme, this book extends the intermediate and advanced student's expertise to more challenging situations that involve applying statistical methods to real-world problems. Data relevant to these problems are collected and analyzed to provide useful answers. Building...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
4. New Developments in Categorical Data Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

   Edited by L. Andries van der Ark, Marcel A. Croon, Klaas Sijtsma

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   Categorical data are quantified as either nominal variables--distinguishing different groups, for example, based on socio-economic status, education, and political persuasion--or ordinal variables--distinguishing levels of interest, such as the preferred politician or the preferred type of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
5. Modeling Intraindividual Variability With Repeated Measures Data

   Methods and Applications

   Edited by Scott L. Hershberger, D.S. Moskowitz

   Series: Multivariate Applications Series

   This book examines how individuals behave across time and to what degree that behavior changes, fluctuates, or remains stable. It features the most current methods on modeling repeated measures data as reported by a distinguished group of experts in the field. The goal is to make the latest...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
6. Conducting Terrorism Field Research

   A Guide

   Edited by Adam Dolnik

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book offers a detailed and practically oriented guide to the challenges of conducting terrorist fieldwork. The past decade has seen an explosion of research into terrorism. However, field research on terrorism has traditionally been surrounded by many myths, and has been called anything from "...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
7. Water in a Dry Land

   Place-Learning Through Art and Story

   By Margaret Somerville

   Series: Innovative Ethnographies

   Water in a Dry Land is a story of research about water as a source of personal and cultural meaning. The site of this exploration is the iconic river system which forms the networks of natural and human landscapes of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. In the current geological era of human...

   Published February 18th 2013 by Routledge
8. Focus Groups

   From structured interviews to collective conversations

   By George Kamberelis, Greg Dimitriadis

   Focus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations is a conceptual and practical introduction to focus group. As the title indicates, focus groups traditionally encompass a wide range of discursive practices. These span from formal structured interviews with particular people...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. Life Course Perspectives on Military Service

   Edited by Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This edited volume provides a comprehensive and critical review of what we know about military service and the life course, what we don’t know, and what we need to do to better understand the role of military service in shaping people's lives. It demonstrates that the military, like colleges and...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Challenges of Being a Rural Gay Man

    Coping with Stigma

    By Deborah Bray Preston, Anthony R. D'Augelli

    Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

    Gay men often face struggles in the conservative world of rural life, due to the pervasive social stigmas associated with homosexuality and the lack of anonymity in a small-town setting. In this book, Preston and D’Augelli present the results of in-depth interviews and surveys with rural gay men,...

    Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge