“richard g niemi”

Drawing on recent "event history" analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering, and sociology, this clear and comprehensive monograph explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths, crimes, wars, and many other "people" events.... More

Defines basic terms and elementary matrices manipulation, introduces the concept of linear dependence, and explains eigenvalues and eigenvectors with illustrated examples.... More

Explains the most widely used methods for analyzing cross-classified data on occupational origins and destinations. Reviews classic definitions, models, and sources of mobility data, as well as elementary operations for analyzing mobility tables.... More

This important book takes a fresh look at what America's high school seniors know about government and politics and how they learn it. "In this timely and persuasive book, Niemi and Junn provide the best evidence to date that civic education does make a difference in political learning and that cert... More

New in paperback, this volume provides over 200 tables and figures along with chapters devoted to key subject areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. For ... More

The authors provide a systematic treatment of the major problems involved in using regression analysis. They clearly and concisely discuss the consequences of violating the assumptions of the regression model, procedures for detecting violations, and strategies for dealing with these problems.... More

The authors, David Knoke and James H. Kuklinski, systematically inventory the central features of network analysis techniques, cite original sources to be consulted for greater detail, and suggest diverse applications in social science research.... More

Describes the most important methods used to investigate differences between levels of an independent variable within an experimental design. Readers will learn not only how to conduct multiple comparisons in experimental designs but also how to better understand and evaluate published research. "A ... More

This book is the most up-to-date treatment of voting rights law and the numerous controversies surrounding minority representation. The authors have extensive firsthand experience in both the legal battles and the scholarly examination of these issues.This book is the most up-to-date treatment of vo... More