03176nam 2200625Ia 450 991082087290332120200520144314.01-4522-1212-01-4129-9031-9(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)99323000000000686920071123d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrAdventures in criminal justice research data analysis using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows4th ed. /Kim A. Logio ... [et al.].Los Angeles 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 ofData processingCriminal justice, Administration ofStatistical methodsInformation storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration ofCriminal justice, Administration ofData processing.Criminal justice, Administration ofStatistical methods.Information storage and retrieval systemsCriminal justice, Administration of.364.0285/555Logio Kim A1715699MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820872903321Adventures in criminal justice research4110566UNINA