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We live in a world of big data: the amount of information collected
on human behavior each day is staggering, and exponentially greater
than at any time in the past. Additionally, powerful algorithms are
capable of churning through seas of data to uncover patterns.
Providing a simple and accessible introduction to data mining, Paul
Attewell and David B. Monaghan discuss how data mining
substantially differs from conventional statistical modeling
familiar to most social scientists. The authors also empower social
scientists to tap into these new resources and incorporate data
mining methodologies in their analytical toolkits. Data Mining for
the Social Sciences demystifies the process by describing the
diverse set of techniques available, discussing the strengths and
weaknesses of various approaches, and giving practical
demonstrations of how to carry out analyses using tools in various
statistical software packages.
We live in a world of big data: the amount of information collected
on human behavior each day is staggering, and exponentially greater
than at any time in the past. Additionally, powerful algorithms are
capable of churning through seas of data to uncover patterns.
Providing a simple and accessible introduction to data mining, Paul
Attewell and David B. Monaghan discuss how data mining
substantially differs from conventional statistical modeling
familiar to most social scientists. The authors also empower social
scientists to tap into these new resources and incorporate data
mining methodologies in their analytical toolkits. Data Mining for
the Social Sciences demystifies the process by describing the
diverse set of techniques available, discussing the strengths and
weaknesses of various approaches, and giving practical
demonstrations of how to carry out analyses using tools in various
statistical software packages.
The last half century has seen a dramatic expansion in access to
primary, secondary, and higher education in many nations around the
world. Educational expansion is desirable for a country's economy,
beneficial for educated individuals themselves, and is also a
strategy for greater social harmony. But has greater access to
education reduced or exacerbated social inequality? Who are the
winners and the losers in the scramble for educational advantage?
In Growing Gaps, Paul Attewell and Katherine S. Newman bring
together an impressive group of scholars to closely examine the
relationship between inequality and education. The relationship is
not straightforward and sometimes paradoxical. Across both
post-industrial societies and the high-growth economies of the
developing world, education has become the central path for upward
mobility even as it maintains and exacerbates existing
inequalities. In many countries there has been a staggering growth
of private education as demand for opportunity has outpaced supply,
but the families who must fund this human capital accumulation are
burdened with more and more debt. Privatizing education leads to
intensified inequality, as students from families with resources
enjoy the benefits of these new institutions while poorer students
face intense competition for entry to under-resourced public
universities and schools. The ever-increasing supply of qualified,
young workers face class- or race-based inequalities when they
attempt to translate their credentials into suitable jobs. Covering
almost every continent, Growing Gaps provides an overarching and
essential examination of the worldwide race for educational
advantage and will serve as a lasting achievement towards
understanding the root causes of inequality.
The last half century has seen a dramatic expansion in access to
primary, secondary, and higher education in many nations around the
world. Educational expansion is desirable for a country's economy,
beneficial for educated individuals themselves, and is also a
strategy for greater social harmony. But has greater access to
education reduced or exacerbated social inequality? Who are the
winners and the losers in the scramble for educational advantage?
In Growing Gaps, Paul Attewell and Katherine S. Newman bring
together an impressive group of scholars to closely examine the
relationship between inequality and education. The relationship is
not straightforward and sometimes paradoxical. Across both
post-industrial societies and the high-growth economies of the
developing world, education has become the central path for upward
mobility even as it maintains and exacerbates existing
inequalities. In many countries there has been a staggering growth
of private education as demand for opportunity has outpaced supply,
but the families who must fund this human capital accumulation are
burdened with more and more debt. Privatizing education leads to
intensified inequality, as students from families with resources
enjoy the benefits of these new institutions while poorer students
face intense competition for entry to under-resourced public
universities and schools. The ever-increasing supply of qualified,
young workers face class- or race-based inequalities when they
attempt to translate their credentials into suitable jobs. Covering
almost every continent, Growing Gaps provides an overarching and
essential examination of the worldwide race for educational
advantage and will serve as a lasting achievement towards
understanding the root causes of inequality.
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