This book introduces basic statistics and statistical concepts, with each chapter building in sophistication
to prepare for the concepts that follow. Emphasizing comprehension and interpretation over computation, the book
still takes a serious approach to statistics, tailored to the real world of crime and justice. The updated and
expanded 3rd edition includes additional chapter-end exercises; expanded computer exercises that can be performed
in the Student Version of SPSS; extended discussion of multivariate regression models, including interaction and
non-linear effects; a new chapter on multinomial and ordinal logistic regression models, designed for comprehension
and interpretation; and new material on multivariate regression models.