Data Analysis with SPSS
Home > Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology > Social research and statistics > Data Analysis with SPSS
Data Analysis with SPSS

Data Analysis with SPSS


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Many students find statistics courses alienating, boring, intimidating, or all of the above! Data Analysis with SPSS® is designed to help students develop an appreciation and hopefully an excitement for quantitative inquiry. Written in nine manageable chapters, this book first orients students to the approach researchers use to frame research questions and the logic of establishing causal relations. Students are then oriented to the SPSS® program and how to examine data sets. They are then guided through univariate analysis, bivariate analysis, graphic analysis, and multivariate analysis. Students conclude their course by learning how to write a research report and by engaging in their own research project. This text is designed to teach students how to explore data in a systematic manner using the most popular professional statistics program for social scientists on the market today, SPSS® (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The book is organized to guide students through the logic of data analysis, from exploring data sets all the way through multivariate analysis and the writing of a research report. Each book is packaged with a disk containing the GSS (General Social Survey) file and the States file. The GSS file contains 100 variables generated from interviews with 2900 people concerning their behaviors and attitudes on a wide variety of issues such as abortion, aid to the poor, religion, prejudice, sexuality, and politics. The States data allows comparison of all 50 states with 400 variables indicating issues such as unemployment, earnings, environment, criminality, population, corrections, and education. Students will ultimately use these data to conduct their own independent research project with SPSS®.

Table of Contents:
All chapters begin with an “Overview” and conclude with “Summary,” “Key Terms,” “References and Further Reading,” and “Exercises.” 1.Key Concepts in Social Science Research. Developing Research Questions. Theory and Hypothesis. Indicators. Variables. Causality. Data Sets. 2.Getting Started: Accessing, Examining, and Saving Data. The Layout of SPSS®. Defining and Saving New Data Set. Loading and Examining an Existing File. Dropping and Adding Variables in the Data Editor. Naming and Labeling Variables. Merging and Importing Files. 3.Univariate Analysis. Sorting Data. Measures of Central Tendency. Exploring Distributions of Data. Computing New Variables. Recoding Existing Variables. 4.Bivariate Analysis. Statistical Significance. Analyzing Bivariate Relationships. Cross Tabulations. Comparison of Means. Correlations. 5.Graphing. Univariate Graphing. Bivariate Graphing. 6.Multivariate Analysis: Regression. The Regression Equation: A Bivariate Example. Data and Multiple Regression. Multivariate Regression: An Example. Graphing a Multivariate Regression. 7.Multivariate Analysis: Logistic Regression. Logistic Regression. Logistic Regression: A Bivariate Example. Multivariate Logistic Regression: An Example. 8.Writing a Research Report. The Title. The Abstract. The Introduction. The Literature Review. The Methods. The Findings. The Conclusion. 9.Research Projects. Secondary Data Analysis. Publicly Available Data. Potential Research Projects. Research Project 1: Racism. Research Project 2: Suicide. Research Project 3: Politics. Research Project 4: Criminality. Research Project 5: Welfare. Research Project 6: Sexual Behavior. Research Project 7: Education. Research Project 8: Your Topic. Appendix 1. STATES.SAV Descriptives. Appendix 2. GSS96.SAV File Information. Appendix 3. Variable Label Abbreviations.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205265565
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 204
  • Weight: 642 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205265561
  • Publisher Date: 09 Nov 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 215 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Data Analysis with SPSS
Pearson Education (US) -
Data Analysis with SPSS
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Data Analysis with SPSS

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!