Social Statistics

by Kendrick, Richard J.; Braun, Kathryn

• ISBN13: 9780205511488
• ISBN10: 0205511481
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This introduction to social statistics, with clear, well-illustrated instructions for using SPSS software, emphasizes the interpretation of statistics and applications to real-world situations.

Table of Contents

Preface

Getting Started: Fundamentals of Research Design

The Process of Social Research

Fundamentals of Research Design

Introducing SPSS Student Version 11.0 for Windows

Levels of Measurement

Classifying Variables by Levels of Measurement

Classifying Variables as Discrete or Continuous Variables

Creating an SPSS Data File

Preparing the Survey Questions

Setting Up (Defining) Data in the SPSS Program

Adding the ID Variable

Entering and Checking Data

Saving Your Data

Analyzing Frequency Distributions

What is a Frequency Distribution? Constructing a Frequency Distribution by Hand

Counting the Responses

Computing the Percentages of Response

Obtaining a Frequency Distribution Using SPSS. Splitting a Data File

Using Charts and Graphs to Analyze Distributions

Recoding

Measures of Central Tendency

The Mode

The Median

The Mean

Characteristics of the Mean, Median, and Mode

Using Mean, Median, and Mode to Analyze Distributions: Are They Normal or Not?

Finding Measures of Central Tendency Using SPSS

Using Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

The Index of Qualitative Variation

The Range and the Interquartile Range

Mean Deviation, Variance, and Standard Deviation.

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