Direct and easy style (avoiding jargon and unnecessary discussion of mathematical formulae) which will reassure students who are often 'mathsphobic' Stepbystep structure and handson approach lends itself ideally to teaching/study purposes The inclusion of British Social Attitudes datasets gives students rich and real data, relevant to their other courses, to manipulate
This clear, student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS - easily the most widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four datasets taken from the well-known British Social Attitudes Survey on the topics crime, health, politics and poverty, it offers an eminently practical approach to its subject, while still setting its explanation of statistical procedures within the wider social research context.
About the authors
Dr ROBERT MILLER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the Queen's University of Belfast, where he is also Director of the Centre for Social Research. His most recent book is Researching Life Stories and Family Histories, Sage, 1999.
Dr CIARAN ACTON is also based in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the Queen's University of Belfast.
Ms DEIRDRE FULLERTON is based in the School of Social and Community Sciences, University of Ulster.
Dr JOHN MALTBY is based in the School of Social Sciences and Law, Sheffield Hallam University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: SPSS for Social Scientists
Authors: Robert L. Miller, Ciaran Acton, Deirdre A. Fullerton, John Maltby
