Description |
1 online resource (217 p.) |
Contents |
COVER; BRIEF CONTENTS; DETAILED CONTENTS; PREFACE FOR INSTRUCTORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; Part I: Preparing for Criminal Justice Research; 1 -- Theory, Measurement, and Research Development; 2 -- Criminal Justice Data Sets; 3 -- Using SPSS; Part II: Univariate Analysis; 4 -- Describing a Variable; 5 -- Working With Variables; 6 -- Creating Composite Measures; Part III: Bivariate Analysis; 7 -- Investigating the Correlates of Binge Drinking and Attitudes Toward Gun Control and Capital Punishment: Independent Versus Dependent Variables; 8 -- Measures of Association |
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9 -- The Existence, Strength, and Direction of an AssociationPart IV: Multivariate Analysis; 10 -- Examining Several Independent Variables; 11 -- Exploring What Shapes Attitudes About Guns and Capital Punishment; 12 -- Logistic Regression: Understanding College Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS; INDEX |
Summary |
'Adventures in Criminal Justice Research' teaches students how to analyse issues and use the computer program SPSS for criminal justice research. The book explains with step by step instructions and over 150 screen shots |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index |
Audience |
Specialized |
Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
SUBJECT |
SPSS (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88224991
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SPSS (Computer file) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01356630 |
Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Data processing
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Statistical methods
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Data processing.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Statistical methods.
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Logio, Kim A.
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LC no. |
2007048260 |
ISBN |
1412990319 |
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1452212120 |
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9781412990318 |
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9781452212128 |
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