Making History Count A Primer in Quantitative Methods for Historians [Paperback]

Authoritative guide to using quantitative methods in history; clearly illustrated and accompanied by website material.This is an authoritative guide to the use of quantitative methods, designed to be used as the basic text for taught graduate courses, and also suitable for upper-level students working on their own. Making History Count is written by two senior economic historians with very considerable teaching experience on both sides of the Atlantic. The text is clearly illustrated with numerous tables, graphs and diagrams, leading the student through the various key topics, and the whole is supported by five specific historical data-sets, available electronically in downloadable and manipulable form.This is an authoritative guide to the use of quantitative methods, designed to be used as the basic text for taught graduate courses, and also suitable for upper-level students working on their own. Making History Count is written by two senior economic historians with very considerable teaching experience on both sides of the Atlantic. The text is clearly illustrated with numerous tables, graphs and diagrams, leading the student through the various key topics, and the whole is supported by five specific historical data-sets, available electronically in downloadable and manipulable form.This authoritative guide to the use of quantitative methods is designed to be used as the basic text for graduate courses, and is also suitable for upper-level students. Making History Count is written by two senior economic historians with considerable international teaching experience. The text is clearly illustrated with numerous tables, graphs and diagrams, leading the student through the various key topics. It is supported by five specific historical data-sets, available electronically in downloadable and manipulable form.Part I. Elementary Statistical Analysis: 1. Introduction; 2. Descriptive statistics; 3. Correlation; 4. Simple linear regression; Part II. Samples and InductivlS8