Quantitative data analysis with SPSS 12 and 13 : a guide for social scientists /
Alan Bryman and Duncan Cramer.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
- xxv, 367 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-358) and index.
Data analysis and the research process -- Analyzing data with computers : first steps with SPSS 12 and 13 -- Analyzing data with computers : further steps with SPSS 12 and 13 -- Concepts and their measurement -- Summarizing data -- Sampling and statistical significance -- Bivariate analysis : exploring differences between scores on two variables -- Bivariate analysis : exploring relationships between two variables -- Multivariate analysis : exploring differences among three or more variables -- Multivariate analysis : exploring relationships among three or more variables -- Aggregating variables : exploratory factor analysis.
This text provides a non-technical approach to quantitative data analysis and a user-friendly introduction to SPSS. It takes the reader step-by-step through the techniques, reinforced by exercises.