{"title":"Alan C. Acock","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlan C. Acock offers insightful works that bridge the fields of philosophy and psychology, with a particular emphasis on research methods and data analysis. His writing provides a clear and accessible approach to understanding complex concepts, making challenging material approachable for readers seeking depth and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect carefully crafted guides that gently introduce technical subjects, such as statistical software and methodology, with thoughtful explanations and practical applications. These texts serve as valuable resources for those exploring the foundations and tools of psychological inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-gentle-introduction-to-stata-revised-sixth-edition-by-alan-c-acock-9781597183673","title":"A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Revised Sixth Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan C. Acock's \u003ci\u003eA Gentle Introduction to Stata, Revised Sixth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is aimed at new Stata users who want to become proficient in Stata. After reading this introductory text, new users will be able to not only use Stata well but also learn new aspects of Stata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcock assumes that the user is not familiar with any statistical software. This assumption of a blank slate is central to the structure and contents of the book. Acock starts with the basics; for example, the part of the book that deals with data management begins with a careful and detailed example of turning survey data on paper into a Stata-ready dataset. When explaining how to go about basic exploratory statistical procedures, Acock includes notes that will help the reader develop good work habits. This mixture of explaining good Stata habits and explaining good statistical habits continues throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcock is quite careful to teach the reader all aspects of using Stata. He covers data management, good work habits (including the use of basic do-files), basic exploratory statistics (including graphical displays), and analyses using the standard array of basic statistical tools (correlation, linear and logistic regression, and parametric and nonparametric tests of location and dispersion). He also successfully introduces some more advanced topics such as multiple imputation and multilevel modeling in a very approachable manner. Acock teaches Stata commands by using the menus and dialog boxes while still stressing the value of Stata commands and do-files. In this way, he ensures that all types of users can build good work habits. Each chapter has exercises that the motivated reader can use to reinforce the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tone of the book is friendly and conversational without ever being glib or condescending. Important asides and notes about terminology are set off in boxes, which makes the text easy to read without any convoluted twists or forward referencing. Rather than splitting topics by their Stata implementation, Acock arranges the topics as they would appear in a basic statistics textbook; graphics and postestimation are woven into the material naturally. Real datasets, such as the General Social Surveys from 2002, 2006, and 2016, are used throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe focus of the book is especially helpful for those in the behavioural and social sciences because the presentation of basic statistical modeling is supplemented with discussions of effect sizes and standardised coefficients. Various selection criteria, such as semipartial correlations, are discussed for model selection. Acock also covers a variety of commands available for evaluating reliability and validity of measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe revised sixth edition is fully up to date for Stata 17, including updated discussion and images of Stata's interface and modern command syntax. In addition, examples include new features such as the table command and collect suite for creating and exporting customised tables as well as the option for creating graphs with transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604949418220,"sku":"9781597183673","price":141.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781597183673-a-gentle-introduction-to-stata-revised-sixth-edition.jpg?v=1778116195"},{"product_id":"discovering-structural-equation-modeling-using-stata-by-alan-c-acock-9781597181396","title":"Discovering Structural Equation Modeling Using Stata","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscovering Structural Equation Modeling Using Stata, Revised Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is devoted to Stata’s \u003cstrong\u003esem\u003c\/strong\u003e command and all it can do. Learn about its capabilities in the context of confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis, structural equation modeling, longitudinal models, and multiple-group analysis. Each model is presented along with the necessary Stata code, which is parsimonious, powerful, and can be modified to fit a wide variety of models. The datasets used are downloadable, offering a hands-on approach to learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly exciting feature of Stata is the SEM Builder. This graphical interface for structural equation modeling allows you to draw publication-quality path diagrams and fit the models without writing any programming code. When you fit a model with the SEM Builder, Stata automatically generates the complete code that you can save for future use. 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