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Using statistical methods in social science research : with a complete SPSS guide / Soleman H. Abu-Bader.
Loaned to Another Library HV29 .A28 2011
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abu-Bader, Soleman H., 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Statistical methods.
- Social service.
- SPSS (Computer file).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Lyceum Books, 2011.
- Contents:
- Overview of research methodological terms
- Creating SPSS data files
- Data organization and summary
- Descriptive statistics : measures of central tendency, variability, and percentiles
- Normality of distributions, data transformations, and standard scores
- Hypothesis testing and selecting a statistical test
- Bivariate correlation : Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient
- Independent T-tests : one-sample case and two-sample case t-tests of the mean
- Dependent T-test : two-paired observations
- K group comparisons : one-way analysis of variance and covariance
- Chi-square tests : goodness-of-fit test and test of association
- Multiple regression analysis.
- Notes:
- Previously published under title: Using statistical methods in social work practice.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781935871026
- 1935871021
- OCLC:
- 671573376
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