LEADER 03225nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910478856403321 005 20170815153444.0 010 $a1-4522-1212-0 010 $a1-4129-9031-9 035 $a(CKB)3230000000006869 035 $a(EBL)996312 035 $a(OCoLC)809771674 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704385 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12221554 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704385 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10705608 035 $a(PQKB)10253750 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC996312 035 $a(OCoLC)738379521 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018362 035 $a(PPN)227900928 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000006869 100 $a20110110d2008 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAdventures in criminal justice research$b[electronic resource] $edata analysis using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows 205 $a4th ed. /$bKim A. Logio ... [et al.]. 210 $aLos Angeles, [Calif.] ;$aLondon $cSAGE$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4833-4296-4 311 $a1-322-41224-3 311 $a1-4129-6351-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index. 327 $aCOVER; 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 Association 327 $a9 - 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 330 8 $a'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. 606 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$xData processing 606 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$xStatistical methods 606 $aInformation storage and retrieval systems$xCriminal justice, Administration of 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of$xData processing. 615 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aInformation storage and retrieval systems$xCriminal justice, Administration of. 676 $a364.0285555 701 $aLogio$b Kim A$01054354 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910478856403321 996 $aAdventures in criminal justice research$92486878 997 $aUNINA