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History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources. .
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PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality
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Assumptions that Affect Our Lives
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Shattered Assumptions
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Understanding Regression Assumptions (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
Through the use of careful explanations and examples, Berry shows the reader how to consider whether the assumptions of multiple regression are actually satisfied in a particular research project. Beginning with a brief review of the regression assumptions as they are typically presented in textbooks, Berry moves on to explore in detail the "substantive" meaning of each assumption (such as lack of measurement error, absence of specification error, linearity, homoscedasticity, and lack of autocorrelation). Aimed at improving social science applications of regression, this volume is a must for every student’s and researcher’s library. .
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Education: Assumptions Versus History : Collected Papers (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities His imperative is to test the assumptions underlying contemporary educational policies and innovations against the historical and contemporary evidence. In a well-reasoned and engaging style, Sowell discusses the controversies over affirmative action, race and IQ, tuition tax credits and academic tenure. The experiences of blacks and other ethnic groups in the American educational system are examined closely to identify the factors and patterns behind both success and failure. In writing of the bitter controversy over black intelligence, he asks if there "was really anything to explain? Is there anything peculiar about either the level or the pattern of black IQs? " when compared to other groups. The author addresses university education in several essays, including one that uses the insights of Thorstein Veblen's classic 1918 works. Higher Education in America, to assess the condition of the modern university..
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Shattering Our Assumptions
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Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to Passion (International Library of Group Analysis)
Integrating cutting edge relational theory with technique, this volume reveals the deeply personal nature of the process of group therapy as it affects the group therapist and other group members. Building on Bion's early theory of group and his later formulations regarding the structure of thought and the role of affect, this work expands on the present understanding of relational theory and technique..
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