TY  - BOOK
AU  - Babbie,Earl R.
TI  - Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics 
SN  - 1452205582
AV  - HA32 .B286 2013
U1  - 300.285555 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - SPSS for Windows
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Computer programs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Preparing for data analysis -- Part II. Univariate analysis -- Part III. Bivariate analysis -- Part IV. Multivariate analysis -- Part V. The adventure continues  -- --; Part I; Preparing for data analysis : --; 1; Introduction : the theory and practice of social research --; 2; The logic of measurement --; 3; Description of data sets : the general social survey -- --; Part II; Univariate analysis : --; 4; Using SPSS statistics : some basics --; 5; Describing your data : religiosity --; 6; Presenting your data in graphic form : political orientations --; 7; Recoding your data : religiosity and political orientations --; 8; Creating composite measures : exploring attitudes toward abortion in more depth --; 9; Suggestions for further analysis -- --; Part III; Bivariate analysis : --; 10; Examining the sources of religiosity --; 11; Political orientations as cause and effect --; 12; What causes different attitudes toward abortion? --; 13; Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables --; 14; Correlation and regression analysis --; 15; Tests of significance --; 16; Suggestions for further bivariate analyses -- --; Part IV; Multivariate analysis : --; 17; Multiple causation : examining religiosity in greater depth --; 18; Dissecting the political factor --; 19; A powerful prediction of attitudes toward abortion --; 20; Suggestions for further multivariate analyses -- --; Part V; The adventure continues : --; 21; Designing and executing your own survey --; 22; Further opportunities for social research -- --; Appendix A: The codebook --; Appendix B: Questionnaire for class survey
ER  -