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.
Autorentext
ROBERT MILLER is Professor in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Queen's University of Belfast, UK.
Inhalt
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