Introducing data analysis for social scientists
By: David Rose and Oriel Sullivan.
Contributors: Sullivan, Oriel, 1957-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Buckingham, [England]; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Social sciences -- Statistical methods.; Social sciences -- Research.
Description: The revised and updated edition of this highly successful text is designed for social science students taking their first course in quantitative data analysis. It requires no previous knowledge of statistics or computer use, nor any mathematics beyond an elementary level. The principles of analysing data in simple stages are clearly explained, and it provides an introduction to using computers and SPSS, the most widely used statistical package in the social sciences. This second edition includes both WINDOWS and PC+ versions of SPSS, as well as a glossary of methodological and statistical terms. The emphasis throughout is on understanding the underlying principles and on illustrating these with simple but realistic examples that stress both the role of theory in social research and the logic of data analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-259) and index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: Microsoft Windows and PC+ versions of SPSS.