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Statistical Anthropology

Statistical Anthropology

Statistical Anthropology

Ian Walters

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Outskirts Press
Año de edición:
2017
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Ciencia: cuestiones generales
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9781432791476
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This book addresses analyses of various topics in anthropology using a statistical approach. The objective is to demonstrate for readers, via discussion of a range of simple examples which illustrate the theme, that statistical thinking can provide useful and important insights into interpretation of patterns of the cultural past or the social present.

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