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Reflexivity in Social Research
by Emilie Morwenna Whitaker Paul AtkinsonThis book provides students and researchers with clear guidance through this tricky, but fundamental aspect of qualitative, ethnographic research. The chapters provide a concise overview that clarifies, illustrates and develops a highly popular methodological principle. To some extent, the book is critical of some contemporary approaches, particularly those that portray reflexivity as an optional, virtuous extra. Drawing on a broad range of anthropological, sociological and other sources, it illuminates through example as well as by precept.
Reforming Occupational Licensing in the US: Reducing Social Costs and Increasing Social Benefits in the Legal, Medical, and Financial Services Professions
by Clifford WinstonNearly one-third of US workers must obtain a license from a government agency to perform their jobs legally. This impacts employees across all areas, including lawyers, doctors, and accountants, as well as florists, hairdressers, physical therapists, and plumbers. The justification for occupational licensing is that potential consumers allegedly lack the information and knowledge to judge the competence of a service provider. This necessitates a licensing system built to ensure that customers are served by people who have received adequate training and certification in their profession. While there are recognizable benefits of occupational licensing, the training and certification requirements create barriers to entry for employees or those entering the profession. These barriers can limit competition, raise service costs, and restrict consumer access to essential services. Recent empirical work suggests that consumers have incurred these costs without being adequately protected from incompetent or unscrupulous service providers. This book addresses this situation head on. In light of occupational licensing's shortcomings, the authors of this book propose and analyze constructive reforms, assessing their effects on key professions such as law, medicine, and finance. Chapters identify the significant costs of current policies and they recommend practical reforms that rely more on market forces. The resulting book provides new ways to reduce licensing costs without compromising service quality.
Reforming U.S. Financial Markets: Reflections Before and Beyond Dodd-Frank (Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy at Harvard University)
by Randall S. Kroszner Robert J. ShillerTwo top economists outline distinctive approaches to post-crisis financial reform.Over the last few years, the financial sector has experienced its worst crisis since the 1930s. The collapse of major firms, the decline in asset values, the interruption of credit flows, the loss of confidence in firms and credit market instruments, the intervention by governments and central banks: all were extraordinary in scale and scope. In this book, leading economists Randall Kroszner and Robert Shiller discuss what the United States should do to prevent another such financial meltdown. Their discussion goes beyond the nuts and bolts of legislative and regulatory fixes to consider fundamental changes in our financial arrangements. Kroszner and Shiller offer two distinctive approaches to financial reform, with Kroszner providing a systematic analysis of regulatory gaps and Shiller addressing the broader concerns of democratizing and humanizing finance. After brief discussions by four commentators (Benjamin M. Friedman, George G. Kaufman, Robert C. Pozen, and Hal S. Scott), Kroszner and Shiller each offer a response to the other's proposals, creating a fruitful dialogue between two major figures in the field.
Refresher: Computation Algebra Geometry
by Steck-VaughnReading and Writing Numbers This Refresher book is the most comprehensive of its kind, covering basic computation through algebra and geometry skills.
A Refresher Course in Mathematics
by F. J. CammReaders wishing to renew and extend their acquaintance with a variety of branches of mathematics will find this volume a practical companion. Geared toward those who already possess some familiarity with its subjects, the easy-to-follow explanations and straightforward tone make this book highly accessible. The contents are arranged logically and in order of difficulty: fractions, decimals, square and cube root, the metric system, algebra, quadratic and cubic equations, graphs, and the calculus are among the topics. Explanations of mathematical principles are followed by worked examples, and the book includes a convenient selection of tables that cover the trigonometrical functions and logarithms necessary for completing some of the examples.
The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach
by Rawan Arar David Scott FitzGeraldSome people facing violence and persecution flee. Others stay. How do households in danger decide who should go, where to relocate, and whether to keep moving? What are the conditions in countries of origin, transit, and reception that shape people's options? This incisive book tells the story of how one Syrian family, spread across several countries, tried to survive the civil war and live in dignity. This story forms a backdrop to explore and explain the refugee system. Departing from studies that create siloes of knowledge about just one setting or ""solution"" to displacement, the book's sociological approach describes a global system that shapes refugee movements. Changes in one part of the system reverberate elsewhere. Feedback mechanisms change processes across time and place. Earlier migrations shape later movements. Immobility on one path redirects migration along others. Past policies, laws, population movements, and regional responses all contribute to shape states&’ responses in the present. As Arar and FitzGerald illustrate, all these processes are forged by deep inequalities of economic, political, military, and ideological power. Presenting a sharp analysis of refugee structures worldwide, this book offers invaluable insights for students and scholars of international migration and refugee studies across the social sciences, as well as policy makers and those involved in refugee and asylum work.
Regents Algebra I Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary M. RubinsteinBarron&’s two-book Regents Algebra I Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Algebra I Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:One actual Regents exam onlineRegents Exams and Answers: Algebra I Six actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testReview questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet's Review Regents: Algebra I Comprehensive review of all topics on the testExtra exercise problems with answersTwo actual, administered Regents Algebra I exams with answer keysThe Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regents Algebra II Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary M. RubinsteinBarron&’s two-book Regents Algebra II Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Algebra II Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:One actual Regents exam onlineRegents Exams and Answers: Algebra IISix actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testReview questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet&’s Review Regents: Algebra IIExtensive review of all topics on the test, including Polynomial Functions, Exponents and Equations, Transformation of Functions, Trigonometric Functions and Graphs, and Using Sine and CosineExtra exercise problems with answersTwo actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testThe Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry (Barron's Regents)
by Andre CastagnaBarron’s Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Geometry Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics.This edition features: Five actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the test, Comprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class, Thorough explanations for all answers, Score analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknesses, Study tips and test-taking strategiesAll pertinent geometry topics are covered, such as basic angle and segment relationships (parallel lines, polygons, triangle relationships), constructions, transformations, triangle congruence and writing proofs, similarity and right triangle geometry, parallelograms, circles and arcs, coordinate geometry, and volume (modeling 3-D shapes in practical applications). Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron’s Regents Geometry Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let’s Review Regents: Geometry 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry book.
Regents Exams and Answers: Let's Review Algebra I + Regents Exams And Answers: Algebra I (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary M. RubinsteinThis edition will prepare students for the Algebra I Regents exam and includes the most recent tests through August 2017. It features: * Six actual Regents exams administered for the updated Algebra I course * Comprehensive review questions, grouped by topic * All answers fully explained * Study tips, test-taking strategies, score analysis charts, and more valuable features Students will find a review of all pertinent math topics, including sets, algebraic language, linear equations and formulas, ratios, rates, and proportions, polynomials and factoring, radicals and right triangles, area and volume, quadratic and exponential functions, and much more. It's an essential, must-have guide to preparing for the Algebra I Regents.
Regents Exams and Answers Algebra I Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary M. RubinsteinBarron&’s Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra I 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Algebra I Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition features:Six actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesAll pertinent math topics are covered, including sets, algebraic language, linear equations and formulas, ratios, rates, and proportions, polynomials and factoring, radicals and right triangles, area and volume, and quadratic and exponential functions.Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron&’s Regents Algebra I Power Pack 2020two-volume set, which includes Let&’s Review Regents: Algebra I 2020 in addition to Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra I 2020.
Regents Exams and Answers: Let's Review Algebra II + Barron's Regents Exams And Answers: Algebra Ii (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary Michael RubinsteinBarron's Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra II 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Algebra II (Common Core) exam, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. This edition features: * Six actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the test * Comprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class * Thorough explanations for all answers * Score analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknesses * Study tips and test-taking strategies All algebra II topics are covered, including Polynomial Equations, Rational Equations, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations, Systems of Equations with Three Variables, Functions, Sequences, and Probability. Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron’s Regents Algebra II Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let’s Review Regents: Algebra II 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra II 2020 book.
Regents Exams and Answers: Let's Review Algebra Ii + Regents Exams And Answers: Algebra Ii (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gary Michael RubinsteinBarron's Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra II 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Algebra II (Common Core) exam, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition features:Six actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesAll algebra II topics are covered, including Polynomial Equations, Rational Equations, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations, Systems of Equations with Three Variables, Functions, Sequences, and Probability.Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron&’s Regents Algebra II Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let&’s Review Regents: Algebra II 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: Algebra II 2020 book.
Regents Exams and Answers Geometry Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Andre Castagna Ph.D.Barron&’s Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Geometry Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics.All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition features:Six actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesAll pertinent geometry topics are covered, such as basic angle and segment relationships (parallel lines, polygons, triangle relationships), constructions, transformations, triangle congruence and writing proofs, similarity and right triangle geometry, parallelograms, circles and arcs, coordinate geometry, and volume (modeling 3-D shapes in practical applications).Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron&’s Regents Geometry Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let&’s Review Regents: Geometry 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry book.
Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry, Sixth Edition (Barron's New York Regents)
by Barron's Educational Series Andre, Ph.D. Castagna Ph.D.Barron&’s Regents Exams and Answers: Geometry provides essential review for students taking the Geometry Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics.This edition features: Three actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the test, plus one new sample test for the most recent exam changes for June 2025. Fully revised and up-to-date review and practice grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class Thorough explanations for all answers Score analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknesses Study tips and test-taking strategies All geometry topics are covered, such as basic angle and segment relationships (parallel lines, polygons, triangle relationships), constructions, transformations, triangle congruence and writing proofs, similarity and right triangle geometry, parallelograms, circles and arcs, coordinate geometry, and volume (modeling 3-D shapes in practical applications). Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entities included with the product.
Regents Geometry Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Andre Castagna Ph.D.Barron&’s two-book Regents Geometry Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Geometry Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:Two actual Regents exams onlineRegents Exams and Answers: Geometry Five actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testReview questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet's Review Regents: Geometry Comprehensive review of all topics on the testExtra practice questions with answersTwo actual, administered Regents Geometry exams with answer keysTopics covered include basic geometric relationships (parallel lines, polygons, and triangle relationships), an introduction to geometric proof transformations, similarity and right triangle trigonometry, parallelograms, and volume (modeling 3-D shapes in practice applications).The Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regional Cities and City Regions in Rural Australia: A Long-Term Demographic Perspective (SpringerBriefs in Population Studies)
by Peter John Smailes Trevor Louis Griffin Neil Michael ArgentThe book examines the extent to which the sustained population growth of Australia’s heartland regional centres has come at the expense of demographic decline in their own hinterlands, and, ultimately, of their entire regions. It presents a longitudinal study, over the period 1947-2011, of the extensive functional regions centred on six rapidly growing non-metropolitan cities in south-eastern Australia, emphasising rapid change since 1981. The selected cities are dominantly service centres in either inland or remote coastal agricultural settings. The book shows how intensified age-specific migration and structural ageing arising from macro-economic reforms in the 1980s fundamentally changed the economic and demographic landscapes of the case study regions. It traces the demographic consequences of the change from a relative balance between central city, minor urban centres and dispersed rural population within each functional region in 1947, to one of extreme central city dominance by 2011, and examines the long-term implications of these changes for regional policy. The book constitutes the first in-depth longitudinal study over the entire post-WWII period of a varied group of Australian regional cities and their hinterlands, defined in terms of functional regions. It employs a novel set of indices which combine numerical and visual expression to measure the structural ageing process.
Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences: Theoretical And Applied Sciences (RCSTSS #2016)
by Shaikh Abdul Karim Yamani Zakaria Rahmah Lob Yussof Nor Yuziah Mohd Yunus Nur Asmaliza Mohd Noor Nor Azizah YacobThis book gathers selected theoretical and applied science papers presented at the 2016 Regional Conference of Sciences, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2016), organized biannually by the Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Malaysia. Addressing a broad range of topics, including architecture, computer science, engineering, environmental and management, furniture, forestry, health and medicine, material science, mathematics, plantation and agrotechnology, sports science and statistics, the book serves as an essential platform for disseminating research findings, and inspires positive innovations in the region’s development.The carefully reviewed papers in this volume present work by researchers of local, regional and global prominence. Taken together, they offer a valuable reference guide and point of departure for all academics and students who want to pursue further research in their respective fields.
Regional Mortality Differences in Germany
by Eva U.B. KibeleRegional mortality differences are one dimension of health inequalities, but its trends and determinants in Germany are widely unknown. This book examines and illustrates patterns of regional mortality in Germany--with focus on small-area differentials--and their changes over time. It identifies explanatory factors at individual and regional level. Mortality differences between eastern and western Germany exist, but small-area mortality differentials are often greater. Though the main spatial mortality patterns remain, this study provides evidence that some distinct changes in the small-area mortality patterns in Germany--especially among women--occurred within a short period of time. Mortality inequalities at younger ages and in behavior-related causes as well as differences in socioeconomic conditions contribute strongly to regional mortality differences in Germany. The book shows that the complex interplay between individual- and regional-level mortality risk factors requires a multidimensional approach to reduce regional mortality inequalities.
Regional Resilience to Climate and Environmental Shocks: A Spatial Econometric Perspective (SpringerBriefs in Regional Science)
by Rita De Siano Valerio Leone Sciabolazza Alessandro SapioThe book illustrates the use of spatial econometric models to analyze the economic resilience of regions to climate-related shocks. Although climate change is a global externality, climate anomalies can trigger locally disruptive shocks, whose adverse effects on economic growth are transmitted through neighbouring relationships (based on geography, trade, or technological bonds). After laying out the theoretical case for spatial analysis in the study of economic resilience, the book introduces spatial econometric models, their estimation and testing procedures, as well as applications of spatial econometrics in various domains. It then reviews the current literature on the role of space in the propagation of climate shocks, and discusses how adaptation and mitigation policies can leverage spatial dependencies, with a special focus on renewable energy technologies and agricultural productivity. It appeals to scholars of regional and spatial sciences and econometrics as well as those interested in the spatial effects of climate and environmental shocks.
Register-based Statistics: Registers and the National Statistical System (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology)
by Anders Wallgren Britt WallgrenREGISTER-BASED STATISTICS Rediscover this authoritative guide to register-based statistics filled with significant new improvements In the newly revised Third Edition of Register-based Statistics: Registers and the National Statistical System, Anders Wallgren and Britt Wallgren deliver a robust exploration of how register-based statistics can be used to its fullest potential. The authors describe how statistical institutes can work on long-term projects to improve administrative systems, as well as estimation methods that can improve the quality of statistical estimates based on registers with quality problems. Readers will also discover how to improve the ways register-statistical issues are introduced, as well as how to create population registers. Finally, the authors draw on their experience from teaching and consulting in several countries to explain how to implement register-based statistics. Key features of the third edition: Discusses the problems new register countries face Explains how registers will improve the efficiency of the national statistical system Clarifies the importance of the system approach Describes how a statistical population register can be created Registers-based statistics require new skills and understanding of new concepts Many important quality indicators are described Explains difficult topics in a pedagogic way Perfect for staff at national statistical institutes and administrative and ministerial authorities belonging to national statistical systems, Register-based Statistics will also prove to be an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in statistics programs and courses, as well as survey researchers and practitioners.
Register-based Statistics
by Britt Wallgren Anders WallgrenThis book provides a comprehensive and up to date treatment of theory and practical implementation in Register-based statistics. It begins by defining the area, before explaining how to structure such systems, as well as detailing alternative approaches. It explains how to create statistical registers, how to implement quality assurance, and the use of IT systems for register-based statistics. Further to this, clear details are given about the practicalities of implementing such statistical methods, such as protection of privacy and the coordination and coherence of such an undertaking.This edition offers a full understanding of both the principles and practices of this increasingly popular area of statistics, and can be considered a first step to a more systematic way of working with register-statistical issues. This book addresses the growing global interest in the topic and employs a much broader, more international approach than the 1st edition. New chapters explore different kinds of register-based surveys, such as preconditions for register-based statistics and comparing sample survey and administrative data. Furthermore, the authors present discussions on register-based census, national accounts and the transition towards a register-based system as well as presenting new chapters on quality assessment of administrative sources and production process quality.
Regression
by John M. Fry N. H. BinghamRegression is the branch of Statistics in which a dependent variable of interest is modelled as a linear combination of one or more predictor variables, together with a random error. The subject is inherently two- or higher- dimensional, thus an understanding of Statistics in one dimension is essential. Regression: Linear Models in Statistics fills the gap between introductory statistical theory and more specialist sources of information. In doing so, it provides the reader with a number of worked examples, and exercises with full solutions. The book begins with simple linear regression (one predictor variable), and analysis of variance (ANOVA), and then further explores the area through inclusion of topics such as multiple linear regression (several predictor variables) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The book concludes with special topics such as non-parametric regression and mixed models, time series, spatial processes and design of experiments. Aimed at 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates studying Statistics, Regression: Linear Models in Statistics requires a basic knowledge of (one-dimensional) Statistics, as well as Probability and standard Linear Algebra. Possible companions include John Haigh's Probability Models, and T. S. Blyth & E.F. Robertsons' Basic Linear Algebra and Further Linear Algebra.
Regression: Models, Methods and Applications
by Brian Marx Ludwig Fahrmeir Stefan Lang Thomas KneibThe aim of this book is an applied and unified introduction into parametric, non- and semiparametric regression that closes the gap between theory and application. The most important models and methods in regression are presented on a solid formal basis, and their appropriate application is shown through many real data examples and case studies. Availability of (user-friendly) software has been a major criterion for the methods selected and presented. Thus, the book primarily targets an audience that includes students, teachers and practitioners in social, economic, and life sciences, as well as students and teachers in statistics programs, and mathematicians and computer scientists with interests in statistical modeling and data analysis. It is written on an intermediate mathematical level and assumes only knowledge of basic probability, calculus, and statistics. The most important definitions and statements are concisely summarized in boxes. Two appendices describe required matrix algebra, as well as elements of probability calculus and statistical inference.
Regression Analysis: A Practical Introduction
by Jeremy ArkesThis thoroughly practical and engaging textbook is designed to equip students with the skills needed to undertake sound regression analysis without requiring high-level math. Regression Analysis covers the concepts needed to design optimal regression models and to properly interpret regressions. It details the most common pitfalls, including three sources of bias not covered in other textbooks. Rather than focusing on equations and proofs, the book develops an understanding of these biases visually and with examples of situations in which such biases could arise. In addition, it describes how ‘holding other factors constant’ actually works and when it does not work. This second edition features a new chapter on integrity and ethics, and has been updated throughout to include more international examples. Each chapter offers examples, exercises, and clear summaries, all of which are designed to support student learning to help towards producing responsible research. This is the textbook the author wishes he had learned from, as it would have helped him avoid many research mistakes he made in his career. It is ideal for anyone learning quantitative methods in the social sciences, business, medicine, and data analytics. It will also appeal to researchers and academics looking to better understand regressions. Additional digital supplements are available at: www.youtube.com/channel/UCenm3BWqQyXA2JRKB_QXGyw.