03201nam 2200613 a 450 991078859230332120161219111314.01-4522-1212-01-4129-9031-9(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)99323000000000686920200302d2008 fy| 0engur|||||||||||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 (xv, 198 p.) illDescription 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 ofStatistical methodsCriminal justice, Administration ofData processingInformation storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration ofCriminal justice, Administration ofStatistical methods.Criminal justice, Administration ofData processing.Information storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration of.364.0285555Logio Kim A1531369StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910788592303321Adventures in criminal justice research3776994UNINA