SPSS is the most popular data analysis computer package in the social sciences, but can be baffling to newcomers. This student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to key statistical procedures and analysis. Using an international dataset (also available online), the book explores the latest version of SPSS for all social researchers.
This clear, student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS - easily the most widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four datasets taken from the well-known British Social Attitudes Survey on the topics crime, health, politics and poverty, it offers an eminently practical approach to its subject, while still setting its explanation of statistical procedures within the wider social research context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- Introduction.- Orientation.- Data Input.- Listing and Exploring Data.- Data Selection and Transformation.- t-test and Hypothesis Testing.- Crosstabulation.- Multiple Response Sets.- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).- Correlation and Regression.- Factor Analysis.- Logistic Regression.- Loglinear Analysis.- Conclusion.- Appendix I: The Dataset Variables: A Quick Guide.- Appendix II: Your SPSS Dictionary.
