LEADER 03387nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910970875803321 005 20250414173724.0 010 $a9781412990318 (ebook) :$dNo price 010 $a9781452212128 010 $a1452212120 010 $a9781412990318 010 $a1412990319 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 $a232236 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000006869 100 $a20071123d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAdventures in criminal justice research $edata analysis using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows 205 $a4th ed. /$bKim A. Logio ... [et al.]. 210 $aLos Angeles $cSAGE$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 198 p.) $cill 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781483342962 311 08$a1483342964 311 08$a9781322412245 311 08$a1322412243 311 08$a9781412963510 311 08$a1412963516 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 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 $a364.0285/555 701 $aLogio$b Kim A$01807359 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970875803321 996 $aAdventures in criminal justice research$94357022 997 $aUNINA