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Categorical Statistics for Communication Research

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ISBN: 978-1-119-40720-1

March 2017

Wiley-Blackwell

296 pages

Description

Categorical Statistics for CommunicationResearch presents scholars with a discipline-specific guide to categorical data analysis. The text blends necessary background information and formulas for statistical procedures with data analyses illustrating techniques such as log- linear modeling and logistic regression analysis.

  • Provides techniques for analyzing categorical data from a communication studies perspective
  • Provides an accessible presentation of techniques for analyzing categorical data for communication scholars and other social scientists working at the advanced undergraduate and graduate teaching levels
  • Illustrated with examples from different types of communication research such as health, political and sports communication and entertainment
  • Includes exercises at the end of each chapter and a companion website containing exercise answers and chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides
About the Author

Bryan E. Denham is Professor of Communication at Clemson University. An expert on logistic regression and log-linear modeling, he has published articles on teaching empirical research methods and applying categorical statistics to social data in outlets such as the Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, and the Journal of Risk Research.  He has taught empirical methods at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and has frequently served as a resource for both faculty and students in the use of categorical statistics from areas such as health, political, and science communication.