Douglas Bors - Data Analysis for the Social Sciences

Acknowledgements are always difficult. There is never sufficient room to mention everyone who played a role in the development of your thoughts and in the production of a book. Should anyone feel overlooked, I apologize. I have been blessed with dedicated and thoughtful teaching assistants and graduate students. Many of their thoughts and comments about teaching and learning statistics have found their way into this book. There are far too many to name them all. A few deserve special mention, however. Dr. Blair Armstrong (now a professor and a valued colleague), Dr. Tim Cheng, Ron Chu, and Dwayne Pare have contributed in many ways. Ron Chu also programmed the interactive demonstrations found on the books online resources page, at https://study.sagepub.com/bors. This book would have been further delayed if not for the insight and the eleventh-hour magical technical help of Adon Irani. He also produced and directed the books introductory video. Adons remarkable efforts were more than that of a colleague and friend; they reflect his truly kind-hearted nature. The support of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and its Chair, Professor George Cree, must be recognized. Professor Gerald Cupchik deserves special mention for his constant encouragement which began long before Sage approached me. The Department provided monetary and personnel support at crucial times during the preparation of the manuscript. My friend and colleague Professor Gerald Cupchik deserves special mention for his encouragement, which began long before SAGE approached me. My wife va Szkely must be acknowledged for her infinite patience and support throughout the long process, for her careful readings of the manuscript, and for helpful comments. va also kept our ship afloat during my mental secondment. My mother-in-law, Magda, must be thanked for brewing me several espressos every day. She seemed to sense when I was in need. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge our beloved calico cat, Minou, for sitting on my desk day in and day out, keeping my blood pressure down. I need to thank Michael Carmichael at Sage for inviting me to write this book. Finally, I am grateful to Jai Seaman and Alysha Owen at Sage for their support and help in the process. Mr. Richard Leigh, must be thanked for his meticulous reading and editing of the text. Although those mentioned above were of immense help, any errors found in this book are the sole responsibility of the author.