Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics

Inspire students to pursue their own adventures in social research with this practical, hands-on introduction to data conceptualization, measurement, and association through active learning.

Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM® SPSS® Statistics encourages students to practice SPSS as they read about it. The fully revised Tenth Edition offers step-by-step instruction on data analysis using the latest version of SPSS through v. 24 and the most current 2016 General Social Survey data. Organized to parallel most introductory research methods texts, this text starts with an introduction to computerized data analysis and the social research process, then takes readers step-by-step through univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis using SPSS Statistics. It also covers a wide range of topics making it appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate courses and contains applications from across the social sciences.

For students who are using SPSS for the first time, the free online study site includes video tutorials on basic procedures and operations and includes all SPSS data sets necessary for completing the exercises in the book.