Social Statistics

Loglinear models

by Thom Baguley

Baguley, T. (2012). Loglinear models. Online Supplement 4 to Serious stats: A guide to advanced statistics for the behavioral sciences. Basingsoke: Palgrave. Retrieved from: http://www.palgrave.com/psychology/baguley/students/supplements.html

Companion blog:

http://seriousstats.wordpress.com/

The Failure of Demographic Statistics: A Soviet Response to Population Troubles

by Mark Tolts

Paper presented at the IUSSP XXIVth General Population Conference, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, 18-24 August 2001

This paper reveals constant manipulation of the statistical outputs regarding Soviet population. During the Soviet... more This paper reveals constant manipulation of the statistical outputs regarding Soviet population. During the Soviet era, definitions, concepts and methods of population statistics were a permanent target of political manipulations. Today this Soviet legacy may be a serious danger for population statistics in some post-Soviet countries where there are unfavorable demographic situation.

Comparison of generalized estimating equations and quadratic inference functions using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) …

by Dillon T. Browne

Ethnic statistics and data protection

by Patrick Simon

report for ECRI, European Council, Strasbourg, June 2007

Comparative study on the collection of data to measure the extent and impact of discrimination within the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

by Patrick Simon

Report for the European Commission, DG employment & Social Affairs, Antidiscrimination Unit, 2004

Statistical Methods Used in Gifted Education Journals 2006-2010

by Nicola L. Ritter, M.Ed.

Warne, R., Lazo, M., Ramos, T., & Ritter, N. (in press). Statistical Methods Used in Gifted Education Journals 2006-2010. Gifted Child Quarterly.

The measurement of racial discrimination: the policy use of statistics

by Patrick Simon

Published in 'International Journal of Social Science', n°183, 2005, p.9-25

Territoires d'ombre et de lumière. Charles Dupin cartographe

by Gilles PALSKY

“Estatísticas de Equipamentos Sociais de Apoio à Terceira Idade em Portugal _ 2006”

by Rita Borges Neves

Ignácio Martin, Rita Neves, Cátia Pires, Joana Portugal
2006, UnifAI, University of Porto

Os responsáveis pelo sistema formal de prestação de cuidados, principalmente gestores e decisores políticos,... more Os responsáveis pelo sistema formal de prestação de cuidados, principalmente gestores e decisores políticos, necessitam de dados sistematizados e pormenorizados. Eles são fundamentais para entender se as diferentes tipologias de serviços sociais estão a ser desenvolvidas de forma articulada com a necessidade efectiva de cuidados.
Esta publicação traz, duma forma simples, os dados necessários para conhecer o comportamento do sistema formal de cuidados em Portugal. Damos a conhecer estatísticas
descritivas e compreensivas da realidade concelhia, distrital e nacional sobre os equipamentos mais relevantes de respostas comunitárias (Centro de Dia e Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário),
assim como de internamento (Lares de Idosos).

Relationship between Entry Qualifications and Performance in Graduate Education

by Maizam Alias

Published in the International Education Journal, 7 (3), 371 – 378,

It is generally accepted that the undergraduate cumulative point average (UCPA) is associated with graduate... more It is generally accepted that the undergraduate cumulative point average (UCPA) is associated with graduate performance of the same discipline. Less known, however, is how good the UCPA at predicting graduate performance in a different discipline. This paper discusses a study on the relationship between UCPA, undergraduate program of study, and graduate performance – operationalised as graduate CPA (GCPA) – in a Master in Technical and Vocational Education program (MTVE). Data were gathered on UCPA, their undergraduate program of study, gender and previous university of 612 MTVE students using their application forms and academic records. The large number of programs of study was reduced to five groups of disciplines namely, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business and Management, and Others. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were used to analyse the data. The results showed that both undergraduate program of study and UCPA are predictors of GCPA and the extent to which UCPA contributes towards GCPA varies across programs of study.

Integrating Technology Into Classroom Instructions for Reduced Misconceptions in Statistics

by Maizam Alias

International Electronic Journal of mathematics Education, Vol.4, No. 2, July 2009

Misconceptions in statistics among students of non-statistics major are quite common. This paper will present the... more Misconceptions in statistics among students of non-statistics major are quite common. This paper will present the humble efforts of the author in trying to reduce misconceptions among her statistics students using technology. The examples were drawn from the teaching and learning of statistics to Master of Technical and Vocational Education students in the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. EXCEL spreadsheet, power point presentation slides and a concept-mapping tool were integrated into classroom instructions on descriptive statistics. Increased class-room interactions were observed through out the learning process and a decrease in the percentage of students committing the specific misconceptions were recorded.

Calculating and graphing within-subject confidence intervals for ANOVA

by Thom Baguley

Official/complete version:

Baguley, T. (2012). Calculating and graphing within-subject confidence intervals for ANOVA. Behavior Research Methods, 44, 158-175.

The psychological and statistical literature contains several proposals for calculating and plotting confidence... more The psychological and statistical literature contains several proposals for calculating and plotting confidence intervals for within-subject (repeated measures) ANOVA designs. A key distinction is between intervals supporting inference about patterns of means (and differences between pairs of means in particular) and those supporting individual means. It is argued that the former are best accomplished by adapting intervals proposed by Cousineau (2005) and Morey (2008) so that non-overlapping confidence intervals for individual means correspond to a confidence for their difference that does not include zero. The latter can be accomplished by fitting a multilevel model. In situations where both types of inference are of interest, the use of a two-tiered CI is recommended. Free open-source, cross-platform software for these interval estimates and plots (and for some common alternatives) is provided in the form of R functions for one-way within-subject and two-way mixed ANOVA designs. These functions provide an easy to use solution to the difficult problem of calculating and displaying within-subject confidence intervals.

Muslims In Birmingham, UK

by Tahir Abbas

This background study was commissioned by COMPAS as part of the ‘Muslims and Community Cohesion in Britain’ project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

This paper explores the economic, political, social, and cultural positions of the Muslim population of Birmingham,... more This paper explores the economic, political, social, and cultural positions of the Muslim population of Birmingham, UK. The analysis is largely based on secondary official data in an attempt to characterise the socio-demographic features of the Muslim profile in Birmingham. The paper aims to present a helpful and up-to-date contextualisation in relation to the group of interest. First, there is an analysis of the processes of migration and settlement to the city from former New Commonwealth countries
and new migrants from Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Second, there is an examination of the economic context of ethnic minorities and Muslims in the city, exploring the demographic profile and charting the experiences in education, the labour market, health, and housing. Third, there is a
descriptive analysis of important media events in 2005, which were important for Muslims in the city but also for others in the area. Finally, the conclusions summarise salient concerns relating to debates about what it is to be Muslim, British and a minority in the current context. These refer to both the
structural and material realities of deprivation, but also concerns about cultural and religious discrimination.

Victimes ou criminels? Transformation des modes d'interprétation de la sur-représentation des Aborigènes dans le système de justice pénal

by Bastien Bosa

Published in 'Histoire et Mesure', 2007

En 1957, l’Aboriginal Welfare Board (l’organisation qui avait la charge des populations aborigènes de l’État des New... more En 1957, l’Aboriginal Welfare Board (l’organisation qui avait la charge des populations aborigènes de l’État des New South Wales) commençait à s’interroger sur le bien-fondé des « mesures législatives restrictives et discriminatoires à l’encontre des Aborigènes », dont il pensait qu’elles pouvaient entrer en contradiction avec sa politique officielle d’assimilation. Il décida donc d’organiser un sondage afin d’obtenir l’opinion de tous ceux qui étaient « étroitement associés au bien-être et à la conduite des Aborigènes », et en particulier la police. Le Board ne demanda pas simplement aux policiers de donner leur avis sur la question, mais aussi de fournir quelques chiffres au sujet de la population aborigène dans leur secteur d’intervention. L’article propose un examen critique de ces statistiques et de ce qu’elles nous apprennent des relations entre les Aborigènes et la police, avant de montrer comment, peu à peu, de nouvelles interprétations des données en question ont émergé dans le débat public, en particulier à travers la montée des revendications des Aborigènes contre les discriminations.

Notas sobre fontes estatísticas oficiais referentes à economia colonial moçambicana: uma crítica geral.

by Colin Darch

Estudos Moçambicanos no.4, 1983-1985, pages 103-125.

Este artigo apresenta uma investigação sobre as fontes estatísticas e demográficas gerais do Moçambique colonial,... more Este artigo apresenta uma investigação sobre as fontes estatísticas e demográficas gerais do Moçambique colonial, caracterizandao a ciência estatística tal como é praticada pelos cientistas sociais burgueses e considerando que é sempre necessário definir explicitamente as formas como são produzido os dados estatísticos. O artigo aborda depois o material de carácter geral disponível nos termos de uma periodização preliminar em três estádios.

The choice of ignorance. The debate on ethnic and racial statistics in France

by Patrick Simon

Patients' Satisfaction in Jordanian Hospitals

by Diab Al-Badayneh

An Analysis of Performance and Satisfaction Relationship Among Nurses in in Jordanian Hospitals

by Diab Al-Badayneh

Persons with Disabilities in Al-Karak

by Diab Al-Badayneh