Adventures in Social Research
Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics

11th Edition

Earl Babbie - Chapman University, USA
William E. Wagner, III - California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA
Jeanne Zaino - Iona College, USA

Other Titles in:
Research Methods for Criminology & Criminal Justice | Social Research Methods | Sociological Research Methods

February 2022 | 536 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This text provides a practical, hands-on introduction to data conceptualization, measurement, and association through active learning. Students get step-by-step instruction on data analysis using the latest version of SPSS and the most current General Social Survey data. The text starts with an introduction to computerized data analysis and the social research process, then walks users through univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis using SPSS. The book contains applications from across the social sciences—sociology, political science, social work, criminal justice, health—so it can be used in courses offered in any of these departments. The Eleventh Edition uses the latest general Social Survey (GSS) data, and the latest available version of SPSS. The GSS datasets now offer additional variables for more possibilities in the demonstrations and exercises within each chapter.

Part I Preparing for Data Analysis

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Theory and Practice of Social Research

Chapter 2 The Logic of Measurement

Chapter 3 Description of Data Sets: The General Social Survey

Part II Univariate Analysis

Chapter 4 Using SPSS Statistics: Some Basics

Chapter 5 Describing Your Data: Religiosity

Chapter 6 Presenting Your Data in Graphic Form: Political Orientations

Chapter 7 Recoding Your Data: Religiosity and Political Orientations

Chapter 8 Creating Composite Measures: Exploring Attitudes Toward Abortion in More Depth

Chapter 9 Suggestions for Further Analysis

Part III Bivariate Analysis

Chapter 10 Examining the Sources of Religiosity

Chapter 11 Political Orientations as Cause and Effect

Chapter 12 What Causes Different Attitudes Toward Abortion?

Chapter 13 Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables

Chapter 14 Correlation and Regression Analysis

Chapter 15 Tests of Significance

Chapter 16 Suggestions for Further Bivariate Analyses

Part IV Multivariate Analysis

Chapter 17 Multiple Causation: Examining Religiosity in Greater Depth

Chapter 18 Dissecting the Political Factor

Chapter 19 A Powerful Prediction of Attitudes Toward Abortion

Chapter 20 Suggestions for Further Multivariate Analyses

Part V The Adventure Continues

Chapter 21 Designing and Executing Your Own Survey

Chapter 22 Further Opportunities for Social Research

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This text has been a lifesaver! Although the material is challenging, I have been continually impressed with my student’s ability to come away from this course with the ability to perform their own (small) data analysis project in the final week using what they learned. . . . Many start with zero knowledge or experience with research, and in a very short time period are able to get up to speed with the terminology, and to sift through all of the various ‘rules’ of data analysis (which measures of association, tests of significance, etc. to use based on their variables) like pros.

Kristie Vise

Northern Kentucky University

Was already adopted by the prior prof. It is a good book and I kept it adopted.
It does need help with modernizing some phrases and data though -- esp in the lab assignments.

Dr Ryan Mychal Getty

Social Sciences Dept, University Of Texas At Tyler

August 2, 2023

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Very practical and student-friendly!

Professor Gbadebo Odularu

Economics, BAU International University

May 1, 2023

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Uses SPSS. Provides good instructions, generally, but there continue to be the same errors edition after edition.

Professor Tori Barnes-Brus

Sociology/Anthropology Dept, Cornell College