Social and Economic Statistics for Africa: Their Sources, Collection, Uses and Reliability, 1st Edition

.Originally published in 1981, this book deals with the general nature of social and economic statistics; their sources, collection, use and reliability with an emphasis on Africa and source material available in Africa which deals with Africa. The authors look in depth at specific topics such as population, crime, health, housing, labour, social security, agriculture, external trade and national accounts. Particular attention has been paid to the role played by Western concepts and definitions, analysis and interpretation of African statistics and the problems to which these concepts give rise. Explanation on how to interpret critically, statistics collected by others and those which are published and used to guide decision making by governments and private organisations alike is given. Undergraduate students taking courses in statistics and quantitative methods in Social Science Faculties through Africa will find this book useful, as well as students of education, agriculture and medicine in their introductory statistics coursesSocial and Economic Statistics for Africa: Their Sources, Collection, Uses and Reliability 1st Edition is written by G.M.C. Kpedekpo; P.L. Arya and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Social and Economic Statistics for Africa are 9781040016329, 1040016324 and the print ISBNs are 9781032747019, 1032747013. Additional ISBNs include 9781003470533, 9781040016398.