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082			_a300.285555 _bBAB/A
100			_aBabbie, Earl R.
245		0	_aAdventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics/ _cEarl R. Babbie
250			_a8th. ed.
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE, _c2013.
300			_axxiii,456p. : _bill. ; _c28cm.
505			_a 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 --
650			_aSPSS for Windows.
650			_aSocial sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs.
942			_cWB16