Open AccessBook
SPSS survival manual : a step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS
TLDR
In this paper, SPSS is used to explore relationships among variables using graphs to describe and explore the data, checking the reliability of a scale, choosing the right statistic, and comparing groups.Abstract:
Preface Data files and website Introduction and overview Part One: Getting started Designing a study Preparing a codebook Getting to know SPSS Part Two: Preparing the data file Creating a data file and entering data Screening and cleaning the data Part Three: Preliminary analyses Descriptive statistics Using graphs to describe and explore the data Manipulating the data Checking the reliability of a scale Choosing the right statistic Part Four: Statistical techniques to explore relationships among variables Correlation Partial correlation Multiple regression Logistic regression Factor analysis Part Five: Statistical techniques to compare groups Non-parametric statistics T-tests One-way analysis of variance Two-way between-groups ANOVA Mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance Multivariate analysis of variance Analysis of covariance Appendix: Details of data files Recommended reading References Indexread more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
To what extent do pre-entry attributes predict first year student academic performance in the South African context?
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of an investigation into the predictive value of 33 pre-entry attributes, divided into six broad categories, for predicting the academic performance of first year students at an urban South African university were reported.
Journal ArticleDOI
International volunteering: employability, leadership and more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the experiences of individuals in transition between education and work during international volunteering expeditions and found that the main factors were, examine employability related factors in relation to other groups of variables, investigate development needs perceived by individuals, and evaluate the extent to which factors explored were influenced by participant attributes.
Journal ArticleDOI
Assessing the role of farmer field schools in promoting pro-adaptive behaviour towards climate change among Jamaican farmers
Jhannel Tomlinson,Kevon Rhiney +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study reported in this paper is informed by a comparative mixed methods approach, undertaken in three communities in northern Clarendon, Jamaica, and assesses the particular ways that participation in the farmer field school program has influenced the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of FFS trainees about climate change compared to their non-FFS counterparts.
Journal ArticleDOI
New Zealanders' Attitudes toward Physician-Assisted Dying
TL;DR: New Zealanders believe regulation will play a key role in maintaining compliance with any assisted dying legislation, and in restricting access, so that only patients who are suffering intolerably and hopelessly are able to legally gain medical assistance to end their life.
The relationship of anxiety, coping, thinking style, life satisfaction, social support, and selected demographics among young adult college students
TL;DR: In this paper, Jihan Saber Raja Mahmoud et al. presented a method for disassembling a set of documents. But the method was limited to a single document.