Building Spss Graphs to Understand Data

by James O. Aldrich

• ISBN13: 9781452216843
• ISBN10: 1452216843
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-19
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Building SPSS Graphs to Understand Data is for anyone needing to understand large or small amounts of data. It describes how to build and interpret graphs, showing how understanding data means that the graph must clearly and succinctly answer questions about the data. In 16 of the 19 chapters research questions are presented, and the reader builds the appropriate graph needed to answer the questions. This handy guide can be used in conjunction with any introductory or intermediate statistics book where the focus is on in-depth presentation of how graphs are used. This book will also useful for graduate students doing research at the masters or doctoral level. The book also contains a chapter designed to address many of the ways that graphs can be used to mislead the graph reader.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. xi
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
Introduction: Graphical Presentation of Data	p. 1
Purpose and Intent of Graphs	p. 1
Proportional Thinking and Graph Making	p. 3
Decisions for the Graph Maker	p. 4
Databases Used in This Book	p. 8
SPSS Graph Production: Using the Chart Builder	p. 9
Definition of Key Terms and Concepts	p. 16
Simple Bar Graph	p. 19
Introduction to the Simple Bar Graph	p. 19
Databases and Questions	p. 24
Using SPSS to Build the Simple Bar Graph	p. 27
Interpretation of the Simple Bar Graph	p. 34
Review Exercises	p. 36
Stacked Bar Graph	p. 41
Introduction to the Stacked Bar Graph	p. 41
Database and Questions	p. 45
Using SPSS to Build the Stacked Bar Graph	p. 46
Interpretation of the Stacked Bar Graph	p. 52
Review Exercises	p. 54
Clustered Bar Graph	p. 59
Introduction to the Clustered Bar Graph	p. 59
Database and Questions	p. 63
Using SPSS to Build the Clustered Bar Graph	p. 64
Interpretation of the Clustered Bar Graph	p. 71
Review Exercises	p. 74
Pie Graph	p. 79
Introduction to the Pie Graph	p. 79
Databases and Questions	p. 82
Using SPSS to Build the Pie Graph	p. 83
Interpretation of the Pie Graph	p. 89
Review Exercises	p. 91
Simple Line Graph	p. 94
Introduction to the Simple Line Graph	p. 94
Databases and Questions	p. 103
Using SPSS to Build the Simple Line Graph	p. 104
Interpretation of the Simple Line Graph	p. 112
Review Exercises	p. 115
Multiple Line Graph	p. 120
Introduction to the Multiple Line Graph	p. 120
Databases and Questions	p. 126
Using SPSS to Bulid the Multiple Line Graph	p. 128
Interpretation of the Multiple Line Graph	p. 138
Review Exercises	p. 141
Simple Histogram	p. 146
Introduction to the Simple Histogram	p. 146
Databases and Questions	p. 153
Using SPSS to Build the Simple Histogram	p. 154
Interpretation of the Simple and Cumulative Histograms	p. 159
Review Exercises	p. 162
Population Pyramid	p. 166
Introduction to the Population Pyramid	p. 166
Databases and Questions	p. 171
Using SPSS to Build the Population Pyramid	p. 172
Interpretation of the Population Pyramid	p. 176
Review Exercises	p. 178
1-D Boxplot	p. 183
Introduction to the 1-D Boxplot	p. 183
Database and Questions	p. 189
Using SPSS to Build the 1-D Boxplot	p. 190
Interpretation of the 1-D Boxplot	p. 194
Review Exercises	p. 196
Simple Boxplot	p. 200
Introduction to the Simple Boxplot	p. 200
Database and Questions	p. 202
Using SPSS to Build the Simple Boxplot	p. 203
Interpretation of the Simple Boxplot	p. 204
Review Exercises	p. 205
Clustered Boxplot	p. 210
Introduction to the Clustered Boxplot	p. 210
Database and Questions	p. 213
Using SPSS to Build the Clustered Boxplot	p. 213
Interpretation of the Clustered Boxplot	p. 215
Review Exercises	p. 216
Simple Scatterplot	p. 221
Introduction to the Simple Scatterplot	p. 221
Database and Questions	p. 229
Using SPSS to Build the Simple Scatterplot	p. 230
Interpretation of the Simple Scatterplot	p. 232
Review Exercises	p. 232
Grouped Scatterplot	p. 237
Introduction to the Grouped Scatterplot	p. 237
Database and Questions	p. 240
Using SPSS to Build the Grouped Scatterplot	p. 241
Interpretation of the Grouped Scatterplot	p. 243
Review Exercises	p. 244
High-Low Graphs	p. 250
Introduction to High-Low Graphs	p. 250
Databases and Questions	p. 256
Using SPSS to Build High-Low Graphs	p. 258
Interpretation of the High-Low-Close Graphs	p. 267
Review Exercises	p. 270
Paneling on One Dimension	p. 274
Introduction to Paneling on One Dimension	p. 274
Databases and Questions	p. 279
Using SPSS to Build the 1-D Paneled Graph	p. 281
Interpretation of 1-D Paneled Graphs	p. 289
Review Exercises	p. 292
Paneling on Two Dimensions	p. 297
Introduction to 2-D Paneled Graphs	p. 297
Databases and Questions	p. 303
Using SPSS to Build the 2-D Paneled Graph	p. 305
Interpretation of 2-D Paneled Graphs	p. 313
Review Exercises	p. 316
Deceptive Graphing Examples	p. 322
Introduction to Deception	p. 322
Types of Deceptive Graphing Practices	p. 323
Deception. Summary	p. 338
Summary	p. 339
Answering Questions About Databases	p. 339
Selecting the Appropriate Graph	p. 340
Using SPSS to Build Graphs	p. 341
Final Remarks	p. 342
SPSS Basic Information	p. 343
Introduction	p. 343
Opening SPSS	p. 343
Data Editor Windows (Variable View and Data View)	p. 344
Answers to Chapter Exercises	p. 347
Chapters and SPSS Databases Used	p. 357
Graph Selection: Type and Purpose	p. 358
Index	p. 361
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