Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods serves as a guide for those interested in using SPSS software to aid in statistical data analysis. It can be used as a companion to a statistics or research methods course, or a stand-alone guide. The images and directions used in this book come from SPSS version 14.0.
Key Features:
- Works with several kinds of computer files
- Uses General Social Survey (GSS) as the secondary data set
- Aids in the process of data analysis
The most successful social research text to have been published in a generation has been updated and revised in this new Fifth Edition! This innovative, up-to-date, and popular text makes research come alive through research stories that illustrate the methods presented in each chapter, with hands-on exercises to help students learn by doing. Author Russell Schutt helps readers connect technique and substance, understand research methods as an integrated whole, appreciate the value of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and make ethical research decisions. New to the Fifth Edition:
- Updates and Revisions
- Secondary Data Analysis and Content Analysis
- Qualitative Data Analysis
- Theories and Philosophies for Research
- Research Ethics
Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!
- Instructors' Resource CD-ROM: provides test questions, PowerPoint slides for lectures, suggested assignments, and a review of course organization options.
- Student Study Site - http://www.pineforge.com/isw5
- Student Resources CD: bundled with the book, contains wide-ranging data sets and interactive exercises to help students master concepts and techniques.
- HyperRESEARCH software: includes software for qualitative data analysis.
