Interpreting Quantitative Data with IBM SPSS Statistics

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4462-0742-0
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Antonius, Rachad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Mathematische & Statistische Software
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Antonius, Rachad
Rachad Antonius is a Full Professor of Sociology at the Universite du Quebec at Montreal. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Pure and Applied Mathematics from Cairo University. He completed a M.Sc. degree in Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, then a Ph.D. in Sociology at the Universite du Quebec at Montreal. He teaches quantitative methods and research methodology, and he also specializes in migration studies, and Middle-Eastern studies. He is presently the Deputy-Director of the Research Chair on Immigration, Ethnicity and Citizenship.

Professor of Sociology at the University of Quebec at Montreal, he is the deputy director of the Research Chair in Immigration, Ethnicity and Citizenship (W-CIRC). He has a background in sociology (Ph.D., UQAM) and mathematics (MSc, University of Manitoba). His most recent publications focus on the Arab and Muslim minorities in Canada and Quebec and their representation in the media, ethnic relations in Quebec, on racism and discrimination, on the measurement of inequality on political conflict Middle East (particularly on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians) and quantitative methods in social research. Previous publications have focused on contemporary Arab societies, reports on state / civil society and the Egyptian rural society. He has worked with development NGOs in the Arab world and has consulted for the UN, UNICEF and other international agencies and Canadian. He is often invited to comment on current events in local and international print and electronic media, and is active as a resource person in the community of solidarity. Rashad Antonius is also affiliated with the Interuniversity Consortium for Arab Studies and the Middle East (ICAMES) and the Francophone Research Network on Peace Operations (ROP).