Good reference of Statistics applications in social sciences?

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Answer 1

I'm not aware of any single reference book covering the variety of statistics packages that social scientists commonly use, such as SPSS, SAS, and STATA. There are plenty of books that each deal with a single application; Adventures In Social Science Research, which is an SPSS book by Earl Babbie, is very good. It deals not only with a variety of issues specific to SPSS, but goes over a pretty good amount of general quantitative methodology that would apply to any statistical research.

Edit: I had assumed you meant computer applications, but NC's answer made me realize you might simply mean the application of statistics to social science research. If so, I would agree that you'll probably want to narrow it down, although a reasonably well-respected introductory text covering the basics of social science statistics would be Statistics for Social Data Analysis by Bohrnstedt, Knoke and Mee

Answer 2

Look for the Sage research methods series, they have concise books on various aspects of research methods including statistics and econmetrics.

Answer 3

You gotta narrow it down... Which statistics and which social sciences? For example, time series analysis is often used in econometrics, but rarely, if ever, in psychology. Conversely, cluster analysis can be handy in psychology and sociology, but rarely in economics.