TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meyer,Philip
TI  - Precision journalism: a reporter's introduction to social science methods 
SN  - 0742510875 (alk. paper)
AV  - PN 4775 M613p 2002
U1  - 070.4 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The Journalism We Need -- 2. Using Numbers Rationally -- 3. Some Elements of Data Analysis -- 4. Harnessing the Power of Statistics -- 5. Computers -- 6. Surveys -- 7. Lurking Variables, Part I -- 8. Lurking Variables, Part II -- 9. Experiments: In the Lab, in the Field, and in Nature -- 10. Databases -- 11. How to Analyze an Election -- 12. The Politics of Precision Journalism -- Appendix
ER  -