Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Overview Statistical Software About the General Social Survey Data SPSS Electronic Files Opening Existing Data Files Importing Data From Non-SPSS File Formats Opening Previously Created Output Files Saving Files Creating New SPSS Data Files Creating and Editing SPSS Output Files Preferences: Getting Started Measurement of Variables Using SPSS Chapter 2. Transforming Variables Recoding and Computing Variables Recoding Variables Recoding Variables: Dichotomies and Dummy Variables Computing Variables Using the Count Function Computing an Index Using the Mean Multiple Response Chapter 3. Selecting and Sampling Cases Targeted Selection Random Selection Selecting Cases for Inclusion in a New Data Set Chapter 4. Organization and Presentation of Information Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Frequency Distributions Chapter 5. Charts and Graphs Boxplot Legacy Options for Graphs (Boxplot Example) Scatterplot Legacy Scatterplot Histogram Bar Graph Pie Chart Additional Graphic Capabilities in SPSS Statistics Chapter 6. Cross-Tabulation and Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables Bivariate Analysis Adding Another Variable or Dimension to the Analysis Measures of Association for Nominal and Ordinal Variables Lambda Gamma and Sommers' d Chapter 7. Correlation and Regression Analysis Bivariate Regression Correlation Multiple Regression Chapter 8. Testing Hypotheses Using Means and Cross-Tabulation Comparing Means Comparing Means: Paired-Samples T Test Comparing Means: Independent-Samples T Test Chi-Square Chapter 9. Analysis of Variance One-Way ANOVA ANOVA With Regression Chapter 10. Editing Output Editing Basic Tables Copying to Microsoft Word Exporting Output Editing Charts and Graphs Chapter 11. Advanced Applications Merging Data From Multiple Files Opening Previously Created Syntax Files Creating New SPSS Syntax Files About the Author