Using Statistical Methods in Social Work Practice: A Complete Spss Guide: Abu-bader, Soleman H.: 9780925065902: Book: Social Science: eCampus.com

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF METHODOLOGICAL TERMS

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Learning Objectives

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Introduction

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Variables and Constants

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Levels of Measurement

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Research Hypotheses

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Reliability and Validity

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Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

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Correlation between Two Variables

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Summary

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Practical Exercise

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CHAPTER 2 CREATING SPSS DATA FILES

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Learning Objectives

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Introduction

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About the SPSS Program

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Creating an Instrumentation Codebook

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Practical Example

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Starting the SPSS Program

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Summary

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Practical Exercise

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CHAPTER 3 DATA ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY

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Learning Objectives

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Introduction

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Frequency Distribution Tables

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Graphic Presentations of Data

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Summary

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Practical Exercises

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CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY, VARIABILITY, AND PERCENTILES

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Learning Objectives

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Introduction

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Measures of Central Tendency

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Measures of Variability

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Summary

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Practical Exercises

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CHAPTER 5 NORMALITY OF DISTRIBUTIONS, DATA TRANSFORMATIONS, AND STANDARD SCORES

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Learning Objectives

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Introduction

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Normality of Distributions

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Standard Scores (z Scores)

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Practical Example

102

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Summary

105

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Practical Exercises

105

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CHAPTER 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND SELECTING A STATISTICAL TEST

107

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Learning Objectives

107

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Introduction

107

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Research Hypotheses

108

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Errors in Hypothesis Testing

111

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Confidence Interval

115

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Selecting a Statistical Test

120

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Summary

123

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Practical Exercises

123

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CHAPTER 7 BIVARIATE CORRELATION: PEARSON PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

125

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Learning Objectives

125

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Introduction

125

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Pearson Correlation Coefficient

126

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Spearman rho Coefficient

129

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Practical Examples

130

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Summary

147

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Practical Exercise

148

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CHAPTER 8 GROUP COMPARISONS: TWO GROUP MEANS INDEPENDENT t-TEST

149

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Learning Objectives

149

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Introduction

149

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Student t-Test

150

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Independent t-Test

151

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Mann-Whitney U Test

152

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Practical Examples

152

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Summary

164

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Practical Exercises

165

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CHAPTER 9 GROUP COMPARISONS: K GROUP MEANS�ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

166

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Learning Objectives

166

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Introduction

166

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One-Way ANOVA

169

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Kruskal-Wallis H Test

171

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Post Hoc Tests

171

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Practical Examples

172

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Summary

193

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Practical Exercises

193

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CHAPTER 10 TWO REPEATED MEASURES�TWO MATCHED SAMPLES: DEPENDENT t-TEST

194

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Learning Objectives

194

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Introduction

194

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Dependent t-Test

196

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Practical Examples

197

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Summary

216

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Practical Exercises

216

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CHAPTER 11 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TWO CATEGORICAL VARIABLES: CHI-SQUARE TEST OF ASSOCIATION

219

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Learning Objectives

219

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Introduction

219

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Contingency Table

220

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Chi-Square Test

226

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Practical Examples

228

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Summary

240

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Practical Exercises

241

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CHAPTER 12 MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS

242

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Learning Objectives

242

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Introduction

242

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Multiple Regression Analysis

243

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Practical Example

249

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Summary

272

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Practical Exercises

273

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APPENDICES

Appendix A: SPSS Data Files

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Data File 1: Depression-Elderly

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Data File 2: Depression-Welfare

277

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Data File 3: Group Design

279

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Data File 4: Job Satisfaction

279

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Data File 5: Pretest-Posttest

281

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Appendix B: Welfare Survey

282

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Appendix C: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

284

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Appendix D: z Scores

285

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REFERENCES

291

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INDEX

294


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