Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS Release 8 for Windows -A Guide For Social Scientists

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 7
List of boxes......Page 9
List of tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 16
Data analysis and the research process......Page 18
Analyzing data with computers: first steps with SPSS 8 for Windows......Page 33
Analyzing data with computers: further steps with SPSS 8 for Windows......Page 59
Concepts and their measurement......Page 72
Summarizing data......Page 88
Sampling and statistical significance......Page 116
Bivariate analysis: exploring differences between scores on two variables......Page 132
Bivariate analysis: exploring relationships between two variables......Page 181
Multivariate analysis: exploring differences among three or more variables......Page 221
Multivariate analysis: exploring relationships among three or more variables......Page 251
Aggregating variables: exploratory factor analysis......Page 288
Answers to exercises......Page 303
Bibliography......Page 312
Index......Page 315
Appendix: SPSS Release 9.0......Page 321