Adventures in social research: data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics/ Earl Babbie ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, c2011Edition: 7th edDescription: xxiii, 430 p. : ill ; 29 cmISBN: 9781412982443 (pbk.); 9781412982450 (paper w/spss cd)Subject(s): Social sciences | Statistical methods | Computer programsDDC classification: 519.50285Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 519.50285 BAB/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P17897 |
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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