An easy guide to research design and SPSS/ Beth M. Schwartz, Janie H. Wilson and Dennis M. Goff.
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TextPublication details: Los Angeles: SAGE, 2015Description: xiii, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781452288826Subject(s): Social sciences--Methodology | Social sciences--Statistical methods--Data processing | SPSSDDC classification: 519.30285 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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SECTION I. OVERVIEW OF BASIC DESIGN DECISIONS
1. Marriage—'til Death Do Us Part—Stats and
Methods—^Why They Belong Together
We Want to Help
Basic Steps of Research
Summary
2. The Two Faces of Correlation
Correlation as a Research Design
Correlation as a Statistic
Summary
3. Why Your Type of Data Really Does Matter:
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio
Nominal Data
Ordinal Data
Interval Data
Ratio Data
Summary
4. To KISS (Keep It Simple Student) or
to Complicate Matters
How Many Variables Should I Include?
How Many Participants Should I Include?
How Many Independent Variables (IVs) Should I Include?
Including More Than One Independent Variable (IVO
Choosing the Number of Levels of Each Variable
Choosing Your Dependent Variables (DVs)
Avoiding the Un-Measurable Dependent Variables (DVs)
How Many Dependent Variables (DVs) to Include
Summary
SECTION II. YOUR BASIC SPSS TOOLBOX
5. Why SPSS and Not Other Software, Your Calculator,
Fingers, or Toes
Why We Chose SPSS
The Structure of SPSS
Summary
6. SPSS Data Hygiene: Columns, and Labels, and
Values ... Oh My!
When to Create Your Data File: Yes, Even
Before Data Collection
Setting Up Your Data File
Naming and Labeling Your Variables
How to Keep Track and Remember the
Details of Your Data File
Creating New Variables in Your Data File:
Transformations
Conducting Analyses With Only Part of Your
Collected Data: Split File and Select Cases
Summary
7. Tell Me About It: Descriptive Statistics
Describing Nominal Data
Using SPSS
Describing Ordinal Data
Using SPSS
Describing Interval or Ratio Data
Using SPSS
Describing Data With Two Samples
Using SPSS
Summary
SECTION III, DESIGNS, STATISTICS, INTERPRETATION,
AND WHRITE-UP IN APA STYLE
8. Celebrate Your Independence! Between-Groups Designs
One rv, Two Levels
Between Groups With Two Levels of an IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Independent-Samples t-Test With a Pseudo-IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Between Groups With More Than Two Levels of an IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
9. Everybody Plays! Repeated-Measures Designs
One Independent Variable (IV) With Two Levels
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Expanding the Number of Levels for Your
Independent Variable (IV)
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Adding Another Factor: Within-Subjects
Factorial Designs
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
10. Complicating Matters: Advanced Research Designs
Mixed Designs: One Between Variable and
One Repeated-Measures Variable
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
A Multivariate Design: Measuring It All Including
More Than One Dependent Variable in Your Design
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
ANCOVA
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
11. How Do I Know If That Relationship
Is Real? Correlations
Correlational Design: Two Variables
Interpreting Pearson's r
Analyzing Your Data
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Prediction With Two Variables: Simple Linear Regression
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Prediction With Several Variables: Multiple Linear Regression
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
12. Statistics Charades: Two Variables, Two Categories ...
Is It a Chi Square?
I Only Have One Question
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
One-Way Chi Square With More Than Two Levels
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Now I Only Have Two Questions
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
SECTION rv. A SUMMARY
13. Mapping Your Decisions: You Can Get There From Here
Making Basic Decisions About Your Design
Data With Distinct Groups
Keeping It Simple With One Variable
Designs With More Than One Variable
Interval or Ratio Data With Many Levels
Keeping It Simple With Two Variables
Including More Than Two Variables
Summary
14. APA Results Sections
t-Test for Independent Samples (true IV)
t-Test for Independent Samples (pseudo-IV)
One-Way, ANOVA for Independent Groups (true IV)
r-Test for Correlated Samples
One-Way, ANOVA for Correlated Groups (repeated measures)
Factorial ANOVA for Correlated Groups (repeated measures)
Factorial ANOVA for Mixed Groups
Factorial ANOVA for Independent Groups
Analysis of Covariance
Pearson's r Correlation
Pearson's r Correlation and Simple Regression
One-Way 5^2
Two-Way ^2
15. Did I Do That? Taking Advice From the Experts
Questions About Research Design
Questions About Analyzing Your Data
Questions About Interpreting Your Data and
Presenting Your Results
SummarySECTION I. OVERVIEW OF BASIC DESIGN DECISIONS
1. Marriage—'til Death Do Us Part—Stats and
Methods—^Why They Belong Together
We Want to Help
Basic Steps of Research
Summary
2. The Two Faces of Correlation
Correlation as a Research Design
Correlation as a Statistic
Summary
3. Why Your Type of Data Really Does Matter:
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio
Nominal Data
Ordinal Data
Interval Data
Ratio Data
Summary
4. To KISS (Keep It Simple Student) or
to Complicate Matters
How Many Variables Should I Include?
How Many Participants Should I Include?
How Many Independent Variables (IVs) Should I Include?
Including More Than One Independent Variable (IVO
Choosing the Number of Levels of Each Variable
Choosing Your Dependent Variables (DVs)
Avoiding the Un-Measurable Dependent Variables (DVs)
How Many Dependent Variables (DVs) to Include
Summary
SECTION II. YOUR BASIC SPSS TOOLBOX
5. Why SPSS and Not Other Software, Your Calculator,
Fingers, or Toes
Why We Chose SPSS
The Structure of SPSS
Summary
6. SPSS Data Hygiene: Columns, and Labels, and
Values ... Oh My!
When to Create Your Data File: Yes, Even
Before Data Collection
Setting Up Your Data File
Naming and Labeling Your Variables
How to Keep Track and Remember the
Details of Your Data File
Creating New Variables in Your Data File:
Transformations
Conducting Analyses With Only Part of Your
Collected Data: Split File and Select Cases
Summary
7. Tell Me About It: Descriptive Statistics
Describing Nominal Data
Using SPSS
Describing Ordinal Data
Using SPSS
Describing Interval or Ratio Data
Using SPSS
Describing Data With Two Samples
Using SPSS
Summary
SECTION III, DESIGNS, STATISTICS, INTERPRETATION,
AND WHRITE-UP IN APA STYLE
8. Celebrate Your Independence! Between-Groups Designs
One rv, Two Levels
Between Groups With Two Levels of an IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Independent-Samples t-Test With a Pseudo-IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Between Groups With More Than Two Levels of an IV
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
9. Everybody Plays! Repeated-Measures Designs
One Independent Variable (IV) With Two Levels
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Expanding the Number of Levels for Your
Independent Variable (IV)
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Adding Another Factor: Within-Subjects
Factorial Designs
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
10. Complicating Matters: Advanced Research Designs
Mixed Designs: One Between Variable and
One Repeated-Measures Variable
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
A Multivariate Design: Measuring It All Including
More Than One Dependent Variable in Your Design
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
ANCOVA
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
11. How Do I Know If That Relationship
Is Real? Correlations
Correlational Design: Two Variables
Interpreting Pearson's r
Analyzing Your Data
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Prediction With Two Variables: Simple Linear Regression
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Prediction With Several Variables: Multiple Linear Regression
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
12. Statistics Charades: Two Variables, Two Categories ...
Is It a Chi Square?
I Only Have One Question
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
One-Way Chi Square With More Than Two Levels
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Now I Only Have Two Questions
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Using SPSS
Writing an APA-Style Results Section
Summary
SECTION rv. A SUMMARY
13. Mapping Your Decisions: You Can Get There From Here
Making Basic Decisions About Your Design
Data With Distinct Groups
Keeping It Simple With One Variable
Designs With More Than One Variable
Interval or Ratio Data With Many Levels
Keeping It Simple With Two Variables
Including More Than Two Variables
Summary
14. APA Results Sections
t-Test for Independent Samples (true IV)
t-Test for Independent Samples (pseudo-IV)
One-Way, ANOVA for Independent Groups (true IV)
r-Test for Correlated Samples
One-Way, ANOVA for Correlated Groups (repeated measures)
Factorial ANOVA for Correlated Groups (repeated measures)
Factorial ANOVA for Mixed Groups
Factorial ANOVA for Independent Groups
Analysis of Covariance
Pearson's r Correlation
Pearson's r Correlation and Simple Regression
One-Way 5^2
Two-Way ^2
15. Did I Do That? Taking Advice From the Experts
Questions About Research Design
Questions About Analyzing Your Data
Questions About Interpreting Your Data and
Presenting Your Results
Summary
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