TY  - BOOK
AU  - Babbie, Earl R.
TI  - Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics
SN  - 1452205582
U1  - 300.285555 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - SPSS for Windows.
KW  - Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs
N1  - 	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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