Regression Analysis and the Sociological Imagination |
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| Authors: | Fernando De Maio |
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| Institution: | DePaul University, , Chicago, USA |
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| Abstract: | Regression analysis is an important aspect of most introductory statistics courses in sociology but is often presented in contexts divorced from the central concerns that bring students into the discipline. Consequently, we present five lesson ideas that emerge from a regression analysis of income inequality and mortality in the USA and Canada. |
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| Keywords: | Teaching Income inequality Social structure Social justice Dummy variables Logistic regression |
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