Using Spss for Social Statistics and Research Methods

by Wagner, William E., III

• ISBN13: 9781412973335
• ISBN10: 1412973333
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-25
• Publisher: Pine Forge Pr

Summary

Ideal as a companion to a statistics or research methods text or as a stand-alone guide, Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods shows readers how to use SPSS software in statistical data analysis. This fully updated Second Edition features images and directions drawn from SPSS Version 17.0 and now uses the latest version of the GSS (General Social Survey) as a secondary data set. New and Continuing Features Offers a fully updated graphics chapter that highlights new features available in SPSS 17.0, including information on alternative routes to creating graphics Includes updated examples, screenshots, and tables throughout Briefly introduces statistical techniques before moving on to demonstrations Offers new or expanded discussions of regression, correlation, t-test, chi-square, lambda, gamma/somers' d, and ANOVA Uses several kinds of computer files including data files, output files, and syntax files Covers a wide range of data analysis topics to help students who are working independently on a research proposal, project, or paper This supplementary text is designed as a manual for SPSS use for social statistics and research methods classes and is an excellent companion to any undergraduate statistics or research methods textbook. It will also serve as a useful reference for those learning to use the SPSS software for the first time.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Overview

Statistical Software

About the General Social Survey Data

SPSS Electronic Files

Opening Existing Data Files

Importing Data From Non-SPSS File Formats

Opening Previously Created Output Files

Saving Files

Creating New SPSS Data Files

Creating and Editing SPSS Output Files

Preferences: Getting Started

Measurement of Variables Using SPSS

Transforming Variables

Recoding and Computing Variables

Recoding Variables

Recoding Variables: Dichotomies and Dummy Variables

Computing Variables

Using the Count Function

Computing an Index Using the Mean

Multiple Response

Selecting and Sampling Cases

Targeted Selection

Random Selection

Selecting Cases for Inclusion in a New Data Set

Organization and Presentation of Information

Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

Frequency Distributions

Charts and Graphs

Boxplot

Legacy Options for Graphs (Boxplot Example)

Scatterplot

Legacy Scatterplot

Histogram

Bar Graph

Pie Chart

Additional Graphic Capabilities in SPSS Statistics

Cross-Tabulation and Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables

Bivariate Analysis

Adding Another Variable or Dimension to the Analysis

Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables

Lambda

Gamma and Sommers' d

Correlation and Regression Analysis

Bivariate Regression

Correlation

Multiple Regression

Testing Hypotheses Using Means and Cross-Tabulation

Comparing Means

Comparing Means: Paired-Samples T Test

Comparing Means: Independent-Samples T Test

Chi-Square

Analysis of Variance

One-Way ANOVA

ANOVA With Regression

Editing Output

Editing Basic Tables

Copying to Microsoft Word

Exporting Output

Editing Charts and Graphs

Advanced Applications

Merging Data From Multiple Files

Opening Previously Created Syntax Files

Creating New SPSS Syntax Files

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