History by numbers : an introduction to quantitative approaches /

Fully updated and carefully revised, this new edition of History by Numbers still stands alone as the only textbook on quantitative methods suitable for students of history. Even the numerically challenged will find inspiration. Taking a problem-solving approach and using authentic historical data,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hudson, Pat, 1948-
Other Authors:	Ishizu, Mina
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	History > Statistical methods. History > Research > Statistical methods. HISTORY > General.

Table of Contents:

1. The Prospects and Pitfalls of History by Numbers
2. The Origins and Nature of Quantitative Thinking
3. Arranging, Rearranging and Displaying Data
4. Summarising Data : Averages and Distributions
5. Time Series and Indices
6. Relationships Between Variables
7. Sampling and Significance Testing
8. Economic History and Econometric History
9. Historical Research, Computing and the Digital Revolution
Glossary.