TY  - BOOK
AU  - Babbie,Earl R.
TI  - Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics
SN  - 9781412982443 (pbk.)
U1  - 519.50285 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Thousand Oaks
PB  - Pine Forge Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Computer programs
N1  - Rev. ed. of: Adventures in social research / Earl Babbie, Fred Halley, Jeanne Zaino. 6th ed. c2007; PART I: Preparing for Data Analysis 
1. Introduction: The Theory and Practice of Social Research 
2. The Logic of Measurement 
3. Description of Data Sets; The General Social Survey (GSS) 

PART II: Univariate Analysis 
4. Using SPSS Statistics: Some Basics 
5. Describing Your Data Religiosity 
6. Presenting Your Data in Graphic Form: Political Orientations 
7. Recoding Your Data: Religiosity and Political Orientations 
8. Creating Composite Measures: Exploring Attitudes Toward Abortion in More Depth 
9. Suggestions for Further Analysis 

PART III: Bivariate Analysis 
10. Examining the Sources of Religiosity 
11. Political Orientations as Cause and Effect 
12. What Causes Different Attitudes Towards Abortion? 
13. Measures of Association 
14. Tests of Significance 
15. Suggestions for Further Bivariate Analyses 

PART IV: Multivariate Analysis 
16. Multiple Causation: Examining Religiosity in Greater Depth 
17. Dissecting the Political Factor 
18. A Powerful Prediction of Attitudes Towards Abortion 
19. Suggestions for Further Multivariate Analyses 

PART V: The Adventure Continues 
20. Designing and Executing Your Own Survey 
21. Further Opportunities for Social Research Appendix A
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