Maximizing social science research through publicly accessible data sets

S. Marshall Perry (Saint Mary’s College of California, USA), editor

"This book addresses the challenges associated with data analysis through providing guidance in data retrieval and analysis and examples of high-quality research making use of these data sets. It includes information about data retrieval, importing, and analysis including software used. It includes statistical approaches from descriptive statistics to complex causal analysis including structural equation and multi-level modeling"--

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Year of publication:	[2018]
Other Persons:	Perry, S. Marshall (ed.)
Institutions:	IGI Global (publisher)
Publisher:	Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (xx, 328 Seiten)
Series:	Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management (AKATM) book series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers Mode of access: World Wide Web Chapter 1. Sifting through the sets: the significance and availability of open data -- Chapter 2. Using public data from different sources -- Chapter 3. Big data analytics in higher education -- Chapter 4. Retrieving HTML and XBRL data with Microsoft Excel 2010 -- Chapter 5. Principals and student achievement: a comparative study of eight countries -- Chapter 6. Relationship among education, income, and life satisfaction -- Chapter 7. Pension systems dynamics: a pooled data analysis -- Chapter 8. Implementing structural equation modeling on public data -- Chapter 9. Elementary teachers' math instructional practices, receptivity to change, instructional leadership, and academic optimism -- Chapter 10. What are the relationships between poverty, attendance, teacher evaluations, and high school graduation rates? -- Chapter 11. Effects of annual professional performance review on teacher efficacy, instructional practices, and professional development -- Chapter 12. Hiring practices, uses of social media, and teacher retention differences Also available in print.
ISBN:	978-1-5225-3617-8 ; 1-5225-3616-7 ; 978-1-5225-3616-1
Other identifiers:	10.4018/978-1-5225-3616-1 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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