SPSS Step by Step: Essentials for Social and Political Science

ISBN-13: 9781447306283 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 232 str.

Cole Davis

Opis

"SPSS Step by Step" is a concise overview for beginning and intermediate statistical test users. Clearly written and without relying on mathematical formulas it covers topics such as qualitative data analysis, multiple regression, survival analysis, and factor analysis. A logically ordered guide to analyzing everyday problems, it will prove invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics undertaking or teaching research and will also be of interest to professionals in social work, criminal justice, health, and education."

Spis treści

Part One: Background knowledge; Introduction; Descriptive statistics introduced; Inferential statistics introduced; On the nature of numbers; Data entry in SPSS; Data analysis in practice; Part Two: Statistical testing; The analysis of differences; Qualitative analysis; Correlations, regression and factor analysis; Factorial analysis of variance; The time until events: survival analysis; Part Three: Beyond the tests; Exercises; Reporting in applied research; A taste of further statistical methods.