Interpreting Quantitative Data with IBM SPSS Statistics

Second Edition

Rachad Antonius - University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada

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Quantitative/Statistical Research (General) | Sociological Research Methods

November 2012 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The second edition of Interpreting Quantitative Data with IBM SPSS Statistics is an invaluable resource for students analysing quantitative data for the first time. The book clearly sets out a range of statistical techniques and their common applications, explaining their logic and links to the research process. It also shows how SPSS can be used as a tool to aid analysis.

Key features of the second edition include:

- new chapters on one-way and two-way ANOVA, the Chi-square test and linear regression.

- SPSS lab sessions following each chapter which demonstrate how SPSS can be used in practice

- sets of exercises and 'real-life' examples to aid teaching and learning

- lists of key terms to aid revision and further reading to enhance students' understanding

- an improved text design making the book easier to navigate

- a companion website with answers to the labs and exercises, along with additional data sets and powerpoint slides

PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS

The Basic Language of Statistics

The Research Process

PART TWO DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Univariate Descriptive Statistics

Graphical Representations

PART THREE METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS

Creating New Variables with SPSS

Normal Distributions and Sampling Distributions

Sampling Designs

PART FOUR INFERENTIAL STATISTICS

Estimation

Hypothesis-Testing

PART FIVE

Correlation and the Regression Line

Two-Way Tables and the Chi-Squared Test

t-tests and ANOVA

Appendix I: Reporting a Quantitative Analysis

Appendix II: How to Create a Data File in SPSS

Appendix III: Areas Under the Normal Curve

Appendix IV: Table of Random Numbers

Glossary

Supplements

Companion website
A companion website at www.uk.sagepub.com/antonius2

We are emphasising triangulated approach to research in our department. This book will provide a hands-on approach to our students who may want to consider quantitative research as a part of their triangulated studies - Dr S.E. Usadolo

Dr Sam Usadolo

Department of Communication, University of Fort Hare

December 14, 2012

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