03225nam 2200625 a 450 991047885640332120170815153444.01-4522-1212-01-4129-9031-9(CKB)3230000000006869(EBL)996312(OCoLC)809771674(SSID)ssj0000704385(PQKBManifestationID)12221554(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704385(PQKBWorkID)10705608(PQKB)10253750(MiAaPQ)EBC996312(OCoLC)738379521(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018362(PPN)227900928(EXLCZ)99323000000000686920110110d2008 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdventures in criminal justice research[electronic resource] data analysis using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows4th ed. /Kim A. Logio ... [et al.].Los Angeles, [Calif.] ;London SAGEc20081 online resource (217 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4833-4296-4 1-322-41224-3 1-4129-6351-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.COVER; BRIEF CONTENTS; DETAILED CONTENTS; PREFACE FOR INSTRUCTORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; Part I: Preparing for Criminal Justice Research; 1 - Theory, Measurement, and Research Development; 2 - Criminal Justice Data Sets; 3 - Using SPSS; Part II: Univariate Analysis; 4 - Describing a Variable; 5 - Working With Variables; 6 - Creating Composite Measures; Part III: Bivariate Analysis; 7 - Investigating the Correlates of Binge Drinking and Attitudes Toward Gun Control and Capital Punishment: Independent Versus Dependent Variables; 8 - Measures of Association9 - The Existence, Strength, and Direction of an AssociationPart IV: Multivariate Analysis; 10 - Examining Several Independent Variables; 11 - Exploring What Shapes Attitudes About Guns and Capital Punishment; 12 - Logistic Regression: Understanding College Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS; INDEX'Adventures in Criminal Justice Research' teaches students how to analyse issues and use the computer program SPSS for criminal justice research. The book explains with step by step instructions and over 150 screen shots.Criminal justice, Administration ofData processingCriminal justice, Administration ofStatistical methodsInformation storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration ofElectronic books.Criminal justice, Administration ofData processing.Criminal justice, Administration ofStatistical methods.Information storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration of.364.0285555Logio Kim A1054354StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910478856403321Adventures in criminal justice research2486878UNINA