Multivariate Analysis Techniques in Social Science Research

Jacques Tacq is Assistant Professor of Methodology at Erasmus University, Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and Professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium. He is also Visiting Professor at the Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex.

• PART ONE: FROM THEORY TO METHODOLOGYTypes of Research Problems and Research SituationsA Classification of Classical Techniques of Multivariate AnalysisThe Analysis Technique as the Mirror of the Research ProblemPART TWO: FROM METHODOLOGY TO ANALYSISThe Experimental DesignThe Effect of Humour on Financial ConcessionMultiple Regression AnalysisThe Causes of ChildlessnessPartial Correlation and Path AnalysisThe Causal Influence of Christian Beliefs on Anti-SemitismAnalysis of Variance and CovarianceThe Effect of Interaction of Monetary Rewards and Task Interest on MotivationTwo-Group Discriminant AnalysisPoor and Rich NeighbourhoodsFactor AnalysisThe Investigation of Marital AdjustmentCanonical Correlation AnalysisThe Study of Economic Inequality and Political InstabilityTechniques with Multiple Dependent Variables

`For the statistician seeking a fresh and original angle on the methods in question, this book will prove stimulating and thought provoking′ - The Statistician`One of the difficulties facing teachers of social research is the lack of sociological examples in current textbooks when it comes to explaining statistical findings in substantive terms. We can only appreciate the effort Tacq has made in searching out the examples he has chosen′ - European Sociological Review