Introductory statistics using SPSS. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Herschel Knapp University of Southern California.
• Authors: Knapp, Herschel
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; PART I: STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES; 1. Research Principles; Learning Objectives; Overview—Research Principles; Rationale for Statistics; Research Questions; Treatment and Control Groups; Rationale for Random Assignment; Hypothesis Formulation; Reading Statistical Outcomes; Accept or Reject Hypotheses; Variable Types and Levels of Measure; Continuous; Interval; Ratio; Categorical; Nominal; Ordinal; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 2. Sampling; Learning Objectives; Overview—Sampling; Rationale for Sampling; Time; Cost; Feasibility; Extrapolation; Sampling Terminology; Population; Sample Frame; Sample; Representative Sample; Probability Sampling; Simple Random Sampling; Stratified Sampling; Proportionate and Disproportionate Sampling; Systematic Sampling; Area Sampling; Nonprobability Sampling; Convenience Sampling; Purposive Sampling; Quota Sampling; Snowball Sampling; Sampling Bias; Optimal Sample Size; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 3. Working in SPSS; Learning Objectives; Video; Overview—SPSS; Two Views: Variable View and Data View; Variable View; Name; Type; Width; Decimals; Label; Values; Missing; Columns; Align; Measure; Role; Data View; Value Labels Icon; Codebook; Saving Data Files; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; PART II: STATISTICAL PROCESSES; 4. Descriptive Statistics; Learning Objectives; Videos; Overview—Descriptive Statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Number (n); Mean (µ); Median; Mode; Standard Deviation (SD); Variance; Minimum; Maximum; Range; SPSS—Loading an SPSS Data File; Run SPSS; Data Set; Test Run; SPSS—Descriptive Statistics: Continuous Variables (age); Statistics Tables; Histogram With Normal Curve; Skewed Distribution; SPSS—Descriptive Statistics: Categorical Variables (gender); Statistics Tables; Bar Chart; SPSS—Descriptive Statistics: Continuous Variable (age) Select by Categorical Variable (gender)—Female or Male Only; SPSS—(Re)Selecting All Variables; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 5. t Test and Mann-Whitney U Test; Learning Objectives; Videos; Overview—t Test; Example; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—Normality; Pretest Checklist Criterion 2—n Quota; Pretest Checklist Criterion 3—Homogeneity of Variance; Test Run; Results; Pretest Checklist Criterion 2—n Quota; Pretest Checklist Criterion 3—Homogeneity of Variance; p Value; Hypothesis Resolution; a Level; Documenting Results; Type I and Type II Errors; Type I Error; Type II Error; Overview—Mann-Whitney U Test; Test Run; Results; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 6. ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis Test; Learning Objectives; Videos; Layered Learning; Overview—ANOVA; Example; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—Normality; Pretest Checklist Criterion 2—n Quota; Pretest Checklist Criterion 3—Homogeneity of Variance; Test Run; Results; Pretest Checklist Criterion 2—n Quota; Pretest Checklist Criterion 3—Homogeneity of Variance; Comparison 1—Text : Text With Illustrations; Comparison 2—Text : Video; Comparison 3—Text With Illustrations : Video; Hypothesis Resolution; Documenting Results; Overview—Kruskal-Wallis Test; Test Run; Results; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 7. Paired t Test and Wilcoxon Test; Learning Objectives; Videos; Overview—Paired t Test; Pretest/Posttest Design; Step 1: Pretest; Step 2: Treatment; Step 3: Posttest; Example; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Step 1: Pretest; Step 2: Treatment; Step 3: Posttest; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—Normality of Difference; Test Run; Results; Hypothesis Resolution; Documenting Results; ?% Formula; Overview—Wilcoxon Test; Test Run; Results; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 8. Correlation and Regression—Pearson and Spearman; Learning Objectives; Videos; Overview—Pearson Correlation; Example 1—Pearson Regression; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—Normality; Test Run; Correlation; Regression (Scatterplot With Regression Line); Results; Scatterplot Points; Scatterplot Regression Line; Pretest Checklist Criterion 2—Linearity; Pretest Checklist Criterion 3—Homoscedasticity; Correlation; Hypothesis Resolution; Documenting Results; Negative Correlation; No Correlation; Overview—Spearman Correlation; Example 2—Spearman Correlation; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Test Run; Results; Hypothesis Resolution; Documenting Results; Alternative Use for Spearman Correlation; Correlation Versus Causation; Overview—Other Types of Statistical Regression: Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression; Multiple Regression (R2); Logistic Regression; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; 9. Chi-Square; Learning Objectives; Video; Overview—Chi-Square; Example; Research Question; Groups; Procedure; Hypotheses; Data Set; Pretest Checklist; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—n = 5 per Cell; Test Run; Results; Pretest Checklist Criterion 1—n = 5 per Cell; Hypothesis Resolution; Documenting Results; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; PART III: DATA HANDLING; 10. Supplemental SPSS Operations; Learning Objectives; Data Sets; Overview—Supplemental SPSS Operations; Generating Random Numbers; Sort Cases; Data Set; Select Cases; Data Set; Recoding; Data Set; Importing Data; Importing Excel Data; Data Set; Importing ASCII Data (Generic Text File); Data Set; SPSS Syntax; Data Set; Data Sets; Good Common Sense; Key Concepts; Practice Exercises; Glossary; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Subjects: 005.5/5; Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506358697; 1506358691
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