Data Analysis with SPSS A First Course in Applied Statistics

Name: Data Analysis with SPSS A First Course in Applied Statistics
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ISBN: 9780205483877

ISBN-10: 0205483879

ISBN-13: 9780205483877

Edition: 3rd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Karen Grace-Martin, Stephen A. Sweet

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Data Analysis with SPSSis designed to teach students how to explore data in a systematic manner using the most popular professional social statistics program on the market today. nbsp; Written in ten manageable chapters, this book first introduces 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. Subsequent chapters guide them 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. nbsp; …

Book details

List price: $72.60
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/27/2007
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 224
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Each chapter begins with "Overview" and concludes with "Summary," "Key Terms", and "Exercises."


Preface


Acknowledgements


About the Authors


Dedication



Key Concepts in Social Science Research


Why Do We Need Statistics


Framing Topics Into Research Questions


Theory and Hypothesis


Population and Samples


Relationships and Causality


Association


Time Order


Nonspuriousness


Data


The Data Sets


Parts of a Data Set


Reliability and Validity



Getting Started: Accessing, Examining,and Saving Data


Initial Settings


The Layout of SPSS


Types of Variables


Categorical Variables


Scale Variables


Defining and Saving a New Data Set


Managing Data Sets: Dropping and Adding Variables


Merging and Imp