Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics/ Earl R. Babbie
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2013Edition: 8th. edDescription: xxiii,456p. : ill. ; 28cmISBN: 1452205582Subject(s): SPSS for Windows | Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programsDDC classification: 300.285555Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Part I. Preparing for data analysis. Introduction : the theory and practice of social research ; The logic of measurement ; Description of data sets : the general social survey --
Part II. Univariate analysis. Using SPSS statistics : some basics ; Describing your data : religiosity ; Presenting your data in graphic form : political orientations ; Recoding your data : religiosity and political orientations ; Creating composite measures : exploring attitudes toward abortion in more depth ; Suggestions for further analysis --
Part III. Bivariate analysis. Examining the sources of religiosity ; Political orientations as cause and effect ; What causes different attitudes toward abortion? ; Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables ; Correlation and regression analysis ; Tests of significance ; Suggestions for further bivariate analyses --
Part IV. Multivariate analysis. Multiple causation : examining religiosity in greater depth ; Dissecting the political factor ; A powerful prediction of attitudes toward abortion ; Suggestions for further multivariate analyses --
Part V. The adventure continues. Designing and executing your own survey ; Further opportunities for social research --
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