Category: Textbooks

Professional practice in the design and implementation of employee survey programs has progressed tremendously over the last decade. Improvements in technology and passionate new interest in talent analytics have integrated to create a stimulating space with a good deal of innovation along methodological lines, matched by a new interest in

The eBook Research Methods for Education (PDF) covers the range of different qualitative and quantitative research methods specific to their use in educational research. This new textbook uses a problem-focused approach in a way that fully integrates the decision tree—from selecting an appropriate statistic for analysis to choosing a research

This ebook, Model-Based System Architecture (PDF) combines the emerging discipline of systems architecting with model-based approaches using SysML. The early chapters of the ebook provide the fundamentals of systems architecture; discussing what systems architecting entails and how it benefits systems engineering. Model-based systems engineering is then defined, and its capabilities

Written by an author team of skilled leaders in statistics education, The Basic Practice of Statistics, 8th Edition, (PDF) reflects the actual practice of statistics, where data analysis and design of data production merge with probability-based inference to form a coherent science of data. The authors’ definitive goal is to

Child abuse and neglect (CAN) continues to be a serious public health problem in the United States, affecting approximately 19% of victims and costing approximately $124 billion to society. When a child is removed from their parent’s custody due to parental abuse or neglect, the child is sometimes placed in