Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work is a research guide for examining and interpreting data for the purpose of cultural group comparisons. This book aims to provide practical applications in statistical approaches of data analyses that are commonly used in cross-cultural research and evaluation. Readers are presented with step-by-step illustrations in the use of descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics to compare cross-cultural population using large-scale, population-based survey data. These techniques have important applications in health, mental health, and social science research relevant to social work and other helping professions, especially in providing a framework of evidence to examine health disparities using population-health data. For each statistical approach discussed in this book, Thanh V. Tran and Keith T. Chan explain the underlying purpose, basic assumptions, types of variables, application of the Stata statistical package, the presentation of statistical findings, and the interpretation of results. Unlike previous guides on statistical approaches and data analysis in social work, this book explains and demonstrates the strategies of cross-cultural data analysis using descriptive and bivariate analysis, multiple regression, additive and multiplicative interaction, mediation, SEM and HLM for subgroup analysis and cross-cultural comparisons. This book also includes sample syntax from Stata for social work researchers to conduct cross-cultural analysis with their own research.
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Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Culture and Social Work Chapter 3. Data Management and Cross-Cultural Descriptive Analysis Chapter 4. Applied Multiple Regression Analysis in Cross-Cultural Comparisons Chapter 5. Comparing A Binary Dependent Variable Across Cultural Groups Using Applied Logistic Regression Chapter 6. Applied Structural Equation Modeling for Cross-Cultural Comparison Chapter 7. Applied Hierarchical Linear Modeling for Cross-Cultural Comparison Chapter 8. Conclusion and Future Directions
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Thanh V. Tran, PhD, MSW, is Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College. Keith T. Chan, PhD, MSW, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College at the City of New York.
Selling point: Includes step-by-step guide to advanced quantitative methods for conducting cross-cultural data analysis Selling point: Includes detailed rationale and framework for methods used for cross-cultural data analysis Selling point: Includes syntax for all advanced quantitative methods for conducting cross-cultural data analysis
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780190888510
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
358 gr
Høyde
140 mm
Bredde
208 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
312

Biografisk notat

Thanh V. Tran, PhD, MSW, is Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College. Keith T. Chan, PhD, MSW, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College at the City of New York.