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The founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity shines a harsh light on the special interests that seek to control the political process by bankrolling presidential politics--Democrat, Republican, and Independent--and provides an in-depth, investigative profile of each of the major presidential candidates. Original. 60,000 first printing.

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The founder and director of the Center for Public Integrity shines a harsh light on the special interests who seek to control the political process by bankrolling presidential politicsDemocrat, Republican, and Independent. Original.

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Statistical methodology is often conceived by social scientists in a technical manner; they use it for support rather than for illumination. This two-volume set attempts to provide some partial remedy to the problems that have led to this state of affairs. Both traditional issues, such as analysis of variance and the general linear model, as well as more novel methods like exploratory data analysis, are included. The editors aim to provide an updated survey on different aspects of empirical research and data analysis, facilitate the understanding of the internal logic underlying different methods, and provide novel and broader perspectives beyond what is usually covered in traditional curricula. (view table of contents)

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