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020    0742510875 (alk. paper) 
020    0742510883 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
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050 00 PN4775|bM48 2002 
100 1  Meyer, Philip 
245 10 Precision journalism :|ba reporter's introduction to 
       social science methods /|cPhilip Meyer. 
250    4th ed 
260    Lanham, Md. :|bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,|c2002 
300    viii, 263 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Machine generated contents note: 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: Three Things to Measure with 
       Census Data -- Index -- About the Author. 
650  0 Journalism 
650  0 Social sciences|xStatistical methods 
856 41 |3Table of contents|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/
       2001048802.html