Quantitative data analysis with SPSS Release 10 for Windows : a guide for social scientists /
Alan Bryman and Duncan Cramer.
- [New ed.].
- London : Routledge, 2000.
- 336p. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: published as Quantitative data analysis with SPSS Release 8 for Windows. London : Routledge, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Data analysis and the research process -- 2.Analysing data with computers: first steps with SPSS 10 for Windows -- 3.Analysing data with computers: futher steps with SPSS 10 for Windows -- 4.Concepts and their measurement -- 5.Summarising data -- 6.Sampling and statistical significance -- 7.Bivariate analysis: exploring differences between socres on two variables -- 8.Bivariate analysis: exploring relatioinships between two variables -- 9.Multivariate analysis: exploring diffences among three or more variables -- 10.Multivariate analysis: exploring relationships among three or more variables -- 11.Aggregating variables: exploratory factor analysis.
Like its predecessor, this text provides a non-technical approach to quantitative data analysis and a user-friendly introduction to SPSS for Windows. It takes the reader step-by-step through the techniques, reinforced by exercises.
Social sciences--Statistical methods--Computer programs Society. Psychological methodology Sociology & anthropology Microsoft (Windows) operating systems Business applications Data capture & analysis