Software Reviews : Social Statistics Using MicroCase Publisher: MicroCase Corporation,POB 2180,West Lafayette,IN 47906;800-682-7367 Author: William Fox,Skidmore College Year of Publication: 1992 Version Reviewed: 1992 Materials: Textbook (Social Statistics Using MicroCase);workbook (Doing Statistics Using MicroCase);statistical program (Student MicroCase) including data files;instructor's resource manual (sent to adoptors) Price: $47.50 Machine Specificity: IBM and compatibles System Requirements: 512K RAM and color graphics or Hercules mono Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

Social Statistics Using MicroCase is an instructional package for undergraduate-level social statistics courses. The text, a 331-page hardback written by sociologist William Fox, is integrated with a student version of the MicroCase software (a menu-driven statistical analysis, mapping, and graphics system). Also included : a workbook with exercises that coincide with the text's chapters, and two 81-variable data files, one comprising variables drawn from the 1990 General Social Survey and the other containing an eclectic assortment variables of the census type for the 50 states. Although higher priced than the $39.95 sPss/pc + Studentware Plus, Social Statistics Using MicroCase offers user-friendly advantages but has the disadvantage of not allowing keyboard data entry or imported data files.