SPSS Step by Step
Essentials for Social and Political Science
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
219 pages
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123 color plates, 38 tables
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6 3/4 x 9 1/2
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© 2013
SPSS Step by Step is a concise overview for beginning and intermediate statistical test users. Clearly written—and without relying on mathematical formulas—it covers topics such as qualitative data analysis, multiple regression, survival analysis, and factor analysis. A logically ordered guide to analyzing everyday problems, it will prove invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics undertaking or teaching research and will also be of interest to professionals in social work, criminal justice, health, and education.
Helen Kara, University of Birmingham
“This book is an easy and informative read—an excellent introduction to SPSS for the novice, and a handy reference guide for the more experienced user who needs to refresh their memory.”
Contents
Part One: Background knowledge
1. Introduction
2. Descriptive statistics introduced
3. Inferential statistics introduced
4. On the nature of numbers
5. Data entry in SPSS
6. Data analysis in practice
Part Two: Statistical testing
7. The analysis of differences
8. Qualitative analysis
9. Correlations, regression and factor analysis
10. Factorial analysis of variance
11. The time until events: survival analysis
Part Three: Beyond the tests
12. Exercises
13. Reporting in applied research
14. A taste of further statistical methods
1. Introduction
2. Descriptive statistics introduced
3. Inferential statistics introduced
4. On the nature of numbers
5. Data entry in SPSS
6. Data analysis in practice
Part Two: Statistical testing
7. The analysis of differences
8. Qualitative analysis
9. Correlations, regression and factor analysis
10. Factorial analysis of variance
11. The time until events: survival analysis
Part Three: Beyond the tests
12. Exercises
13. Reporting in applied research
14. A taste of further statistical methods
References
Index of concepts
Index of tests
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