SPSS for Social Scientists

Robert Miller, Ciaran Acton, Deirdre Fullerton, John Maltby (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2009
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-92285-9 (ISBN)

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This clear, student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS - easily the most widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four datasets taken from the well-known British Social Attitudes Survey on the topics crime, health, politics and poverty, it offers an eminently practical approach to its subject, while still setting its explanation of statistical procedures within the wider social research context.

ROBERT MILLER is Professor in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Queen's University of Belfast, UK where he is also Director of the Centre for Social Research. His books include Researching Life Stories and Family Histories and The A-Z of Social Research. CIARAN ACTON is a Teaching Fellow in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Queen's University of Belfast, UK. He is widely experienced in teaching research methods. DEIRDRE FULLERTON was previously a Lecturer in Social Research at the University of Ulster, UK. She is now works as an Independent Research Consultant. JOHN MALTBY is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester, UK. His books include Statistics for Nurses.

Preface
Introduction
Orientation
Data Input
Listing and Exploring Data
Data Selection and Manipulationt-tests
Cross-tabulation Analysis
Analysis of Variance Correlation and Regression
Factor Analysis
Loglinear Analysis
Multiple Response Sets
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Quick Look-Up Guides to the Dataset Variables
Appendix 2 Scales
Appendix 3 Social Attitudes Survey Questionnaire
Four Accompanying Datasets: Crime, Health, Politics, Poverty

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2009
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
ISBN-10	0-333-92285-9 / 0333922859
ISBN-13	978-0-333-92285-9 / 9780333922859
Zustand	Neuware