Relative distribution methods in the social sciences / Mark S Handcock and Martina Morris
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TextSeries: Statistics for social science and public policyPublication details: New York : Springer, 1999Description: xiii, 265p, 23cmISBN: - 0387987789
- 519.5 HAN
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This book present methods for full comparative distributional analysis. The methods are based on the relative distribution, a nonparametric complete summary of the information required for scale--invariant comparisons between two distributions. The relative distribution provides a general integrated framework for analysis. It offers a graphical component that simplifies exploratory data analysis and display, a statistically valid basis for the development of hypothesis-driven summary measures, and the potential for decomposition that enables one to examine complex hypotheses regarding the origins of distributional changes within and between groups. The book is written for data analysts and those interested in measurement, and it can serve as a textbook for a course on distributional methods. The presentation is application oriented,
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