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First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"This book is intended for use as an elementary and intermediate text. Although it is designed primarily as a basic text for university and college students, it may also prove to be useful for the more advanced students. It contains essentially all the elements of statistics actually used by most graduate students. Because of lack of space, certain technical applications of statistical methods have been omitted, but the methods and principles underlying most of those techniques have been explained. It seemed more advisable to devote space to the teaching of basic principles than to their specialized applications. Throughout the book emphasis has been placed upon interpretation, logical analysis, and the intelligent application of techniques, though not to the neglect of computational skills or the statistical techniques themselves. Besides the development of good technical training, the major objectives in the study of statistics should be the development of a wholesome skepticism, a critical attitude, and a keen quantitative sense in situations involving statistical data. Illustrative examples and problems have been chosen from fields other than education and psychology in order to give the student a wider and more general knowledge of statistical methods and their applications"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

"This manual is written primarily to accompany courses in educational measurements, experimental psychology, clinical psychology, industrial psychology, guidance and personnel, and any other advanced courses in education or psychology where some elementary presentation of statistical methods is becoming more imperative today than ever before. The usual texts in these fields do not contain sufficient material on statistics; and textbooks of statistics are too detailed for the time which instructors in these fields can devote to this topic. Accordingly this manual alms to give the student in any of the above fields a meaningful and practical grounding in the minimum statistical knowledge expected of students majoring in education or psychology. It is hoped, also, that it will remain in the possession of the college graduate as he enters his internship in one of these fields and be an aid to him as he endeavors to keep informed on the experimental findings, to make use of tests and measurements, and possibly to conduct some research studies of his own. With this secondary aim in mind, we have tried, through footnotes and parenthetical statements, to show the superior student the need of, and the way to, more statistical knowledge than it is deemed wise to present here"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolutionary path of Nigeria's political development. Drawing from the historical themes that existed before and after independence, Kalu N. Kalu elucidates the challenging role of an oil-dependent economy in the struggle for control of state power in the face of political corruption, clientelism, and market failures

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Historical Context for the Term "Deep State" Is Necessary to Understand It -- The Military Industrial Complex Has Become the American Deep State -- The Deep State Is Not a Conspiracy, but It Does Exist -- Separating Fact from Fiction in Deep State Conspiracy Theories -- Is the Military Industrial Complex a Threat or Our Last Line of Defense? -- The Deep State Conspiracy Theories Surrounding President Kennedy's Death -- Whistleblowers and Leakers Are a Necessary Power Check for Elected Officials -- Political Leakers Are Punished More Severely Than Government Criminals -- Whistleblowers and Leakers Are Necessary to Keep the Government Transparent -- The Success of Social Movements Proves the Deep State Does Not Exist -- The Bureaucrats That Some Call "the Deep State" Are Essential to Democracy -- Referring to Civil Servants as "the Deep State" Fosters Distrust -- Conspiracy Theories Have a Negative Effect on Our Political System -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Should States Have Greater Control Than the Federal Government? -- Are States More Effective at Governance Than the Federal Government? -- Is the Federal Government Vitalin Preventing States from Taking Unjust or Unwise Action? -- Are States Better at Protecting Their Citizens' Interests Than the Federal Government? -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover