| Description |
xiii, 538 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Preface -- Pt. 1. Univariate Descriptive Statistics -- 1. Variables and their Measurement -- 2. Setting up an SPSS Data File -- 3. The Tabular Description of Data -- 4. The Numerical Description of Data: Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Dispersion -- 5. The Graphical Description of Data -- 6. The Normal Curve -- Pt. 2. Bivariate Descriptive Statistics -- 7. Investigating the Relationship Between Two Variables: The Tabular Description of Nominal and Ordinal Data -- 8. Numerical Description of Nominal Data: Measures of Association -- 9. Numerical Description of Ordinal Data -- 10. Graphical and Numerical Description of Interval/Ratio Data: Scatter Plots and Linear Regression -- Pt. 3. Inferential Statistics: The One-sample Case -- 11. Sampling Distributions -- 12. Estimation and Confidence Intervals -- 13. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample z-test for a Mean -- 14. The One-sample t-test for a Mean -- 15. One-sample Tests for a Binomial Distribution -- 16. One-sample Tests for a Frequency Distribution -- Pt. 4. Inferential Statistics: Two or More Independent Samples -- 17. The Two-sample t-test for the Equality of Means -- 18. The F-test for the Equality of More Than Two Means: Analysis of Variance -- 19. Rank-order Tests for Two or More Samples -- 20. The Chi-square Test for Independence -- 21. The t-test for a Correlation Coefficient -- Pt. 5. Inferential Statistics: Two Dependent Samples -- 22. The t-test for the Mean Difference -- 23. Non-parametric Tests for Two Dependent Samples -- Pt. 6. Multivariate Descriptive Statistics -- 24. Elaborating Crosstabs: Adding Control Variables -- 25. Multiple Regression -- Table A1. Area under the standard normal curve -- Table A2. Critical values for t-distributions -- Table A3. Critical values for F-distribution ([alpha] = 0.05) -- Label A4. Critical values for chi-square distributions -- Key Equations -- Glossary -- Answers -- Index |
| Summary |
This comprehensive, step-by-step guide provides a clear guide to choosing the appropriate statistical technique, a guide to SPSS up to Version 10, a CD-Rom with sample data sets, and end of chapter exercises to reinforce understanding |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying disc: PC; Pentium; 32 MB RAM; Windows 95/98/NT; SPSS 5.0 or higher; and 4X CD-ROM drive |
| SUBJECT |
SPSS (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88224991
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SPSS for Windows. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92112430
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| Subject |
Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Data processing.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Medical sciences -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Social Sciences.
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Biometry.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Author |
Argyrous, George, 1963-
Statistics for social research
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| LC no. |
00703405 |
| ISBN |
0761968172 |
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9780761968177 |
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0761968180 |
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9780761968184 |
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