《回归分析》源于作者多年在密歇根大学教授回归分析的课程讲义，从基本的统计概念讲起，对线性回归分析的基本假定、回归中的统计推论和回归诊断做了详尽的介绍，同时还涵盖了很多在社会科学中对实际研究非常有用的内容，包括虚拟变量、交互作用、辅助回归、多项式回归、样条函数回归和阶跃函数回归等。此外，《回归分析》还涉及通径分析、纵贯数据模型、多层线性模型和Iogit模型等方面的内容。

While the authors identify areas of concern regarding scientists’ low earnings, competition from Asia, and the declining number of academic positions, they conclude that science in the United States is not in decline. American culture is highly conducive to science, and educated workers with a range of skills will still be in demand in the future.

Why do so few women choose a career in science - even as they move into medicine and law in ever-greater numbers? In one of the most comprehensive studies of gender differences in science careers ever conducted, Women in Science provides a systematic account of how U.S. youth are selected into and out of science education in early life, and how social forces affect career outcomes later in the science labour market.

一本针对研究生的讲述定量研究方法的教辅书，美国定量研究方法领域权威教授写就，针对中国国内“重定性，轻定量”的研究现状，就定量研究的本质、基础、范畴和争论，做了精辟的论述和分析，是国内外广大对社会科学方法研究有专长或有兴趣的学者和学生必备的手册和工具，正应时下社会科学研究之需。