Indeed, it would have to be a supplement to a traditional 'methods' text; but it may be that for a intro methods course, the best way is a combination of short books and articles.
Peter Peter L. Flom, PhD Assistant Director, Statistics and Data Analysis Core Center for Drug Use and HIV Research National Development and Research Institutes 71 W. 23rd St www.peterflom.com New York, NY 10010 (212) 845-4485 (voice) (917) 438-0894 (fax) >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/24/04 4:51 PM >>> I would use it as an additional text, rather than a replacement. It is a wonderful book. Art Peter Flom wrote: > Statistics as principled argument, by Abelson. > > This is not so much a book of how to do statistics (that would be for a > stats class) but a book about how to think about statistics, what they > mean, and so on. > > It's a book I think every social scientist should read, and if you get > some people to read it for your class, so much the better > > Peter > > Peter L. Flom, PhD > Assistant Director, Statistics and Data Analysis Core > Center for Drug Use and HIV Research > National Development and Research Institutes > 71 W. 23rd St > www.peterflom.com > New York, NY 10010 > (212) 845-4485 (voice) > (917) 438-0894 (fax) > > > > > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . ================================================================= . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
