Babbie,Earl R. <br/><br/>
Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics/ 
Earl Babbie ... [et al.]. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Thousand Oaks :  Pine Forge Press,  c2011. 
 - xxiii, 430 p. :  ill ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Adventures in social research / Earl Babbie, Fred Halley, Jeanne Zaino. 6th ed. c2007. 
<br/><br/>PART I: Preparing for Data Analysis <br/>1. Introduction: The Theory and Practice of Social Research <br/>2. The Logic of Measurement <br/>3. Description of Data Sets; The General Social Survey (GSS) <br/><br/>PART II: Univariate Analysis <br/>4. Using SPSS Statistics: Some Basics <br/>5. Describing Your Data Religiosity <br/>6. Presenting Your Data in Graphic Form: Political Orientations <br/>7. Recoding Your Data: Religiosity and Political Orientations <br/>8. Creating Composite Measures: Exploring Attitudes Toward Abortion in More Depth <br/>9. Suggestions for Further Analysis <br/><br/>PART III: Bivariate Analysis <br/>10. Examining the Sources of Religiosity <br/>11. Political Orientations as Cause and Effect <br/>12. What Causes Different Attitudes Towards Abortion? <br/>13. Measures of Association <br/>14. Tests of Significance <br/>15. Suggestions for Further Bivariate Analyses <br/><br/>PART IV: Multivariate Analysis <br/>16. Multiple Causation: Examining Religiosity in Greater Depth <br/>17. Dissecting the Political Factor <br/>18. A Powerful Prediction of Attitudes Towards Abortion <br/>19. Suggestions for Further Multivariate Analyses <br/><br/>PART V: The Adventure Continues <br/>20. Designing and Executing Your Own Survey <br/>21. Further Opportunities for Social Research Appendix A 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412982443 (pbk.) 9781412982450 (paper w/spss cd) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences<br/>Statistical methods<br/>Computer programs.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>519.50285  / BAB/A