The Sociologist's Statistical Tools: Computer Based Data Analysis Using SPSS Windows

Fischer III, Henry W.

ISBN 10: 0761803572 / ISBN 13: 9780761803577

Verlag: University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland, 1996

Beschreibung

221pp.incl.index; SC brwn.w/white; PON title, otherwise fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. " .written to facilitate student mastery of statistics and computer skills commonly needed for the undergraduate sociology student.".

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 012025

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Sociologist's Statistical Tools: Computer Based Data Analysis Using SPSS Windows
• Verlag: University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0761803572
• ISBN-13: 9780761803577
• Einband: Paper Back
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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Inhaltsangabe

This practical, hands-on guide is designed especially for the social sciences and those interested in identifying and explaining behavior patterns. It trains the beginner to use SPSS Windows to apply the basic statistical procedures used in social sciences. Combined are a conversational writing style (to overcome the usual fear of statistics) with basic training in data analysis and reporting. As a user-friendly guide, it is designed to help the reader master the basics of data analysis using SPSS Windows. The book includes instruction in report writing, code book creation, and data entry. Training in data analysis includes mastering the use of descriptive statistics, chi-square, t-tests, ANOVA, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. Sample data is included, along with numerous hands-on exercises and lab activites.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Henry W. Fisher is Associate Professor of Sociology at Millersville University in Pennsylvania.