Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics

New to this Edition

Updated throughout to reflect Version 18.0 of SPSS/

Additional information added for Macintosh users

New and updated SPSS/screen shots

All of the examples in the book have been updated to reflect the use of the latest available General Social Survey (GSS) 2008 data set

Coverage of regression in Ch. 13 has been expanded to include more detail about the coefficient of determination

An open-access Student Study Site that includes data sets containing more than 80 variables from the 2008 General Social Survey, including new terrorism preparedness variables. It also features helpful research articles, as well as other learning tools and resources.

Key Features:

Each chapter includes basic research principles, techniques, and demonstrations of how to use SPSS Statistics, supporting both beginning and more advanced students-including graduate students-with step-by-step demonstrations and exercises that are effective for those with no prior experience with research or SPSS as well as for those wanting to hone their research or data analysis skills

Chapters are structured around instruction techniques followed by concrete, hands-on exercises that encourage them to design their own hypotheses, choose their own variables, and interpret the results

Two final chapters (Chapters 20 21) focus on doing primary and secondary research and writing research reports

Captures students curiosity by getting them to do research on issues they are already interested in, such as religion, gender roles, the environment, sexual attitudes, and gun control

Enlivens abstract material with a variety of pedagogical features, with clear tables, screenshots, and illustrations as well as Writing Boxes that show how a social scientist might describe the findings being discussed, Review Questions to test students knowledge, and SPSS Statistics Lab Exercises to apply what is being learned.