02965cam a2200445 i 4500 113662 113662 BJBSDDR 20230411090617.0 ta 191107s2017 enka b 001 0 eng 9781474294157 (hardback) 9781849665377 (paperback) DLC eng DLC spa pcc D 16.17 H886h 2017 907.21 23 HIS000000 bisacsh Hudson, Pat, 1948- History by numbers : an introduction to quantitative approaches / Pat Hudson and Mina Ishizu. Second edition. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. xx, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and index. 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. "Fully updated and carefully revised, this new 2nd 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, it describes each method in turn, including its origin, purpose, usefulness and associated pitfalls. The problems are developed gradually and with narrative skill, allowing readers to experience the moment of discovery for each of the interpretative outcomes. Quantitative methods are essential for the modern historian, and this lively and accessible text will prove an invaluable guide for anyone entering the discipline"-- Provided by publisher. History Statistical methods. History Research Statistical methods. HISTORY / General. bisacsh Historia 4925 Métodos estadísticos Historia 489 Investigaciones Ishizu, Mina. 9724 Online version: Hudson, Pat, 1948- History by numbers Second edition. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 9781849665728 (DLC) 2016015081 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LYD 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2019-11-07 0 D 16.17 H886h 2017 00000124377 2019-11-07 00:00:00 1 2019-11-07 BK