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
Where Do Children Travel to and What Local Opportunities Are Available? The Relationship Between Neighborhood Destinations and Children’s Independent Mobility:
Karen Villanueva,Billie Giles-Corti,Max Bulsara,Anna Timperio,Gavin R. McCormack,Bridget Beesley,Georgina Trapp,Nicholas Middleton +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the associations between access to local destinations and children's independent mobility and found that more independently mobile children traveled to local destination than other children. But the results were limited to 10- to 12-year-olds and their parents.
Journal ArticleDOI
Corporate governance, Islamic governance and earnings management in Oman: A new empirical insights from a behavioural theoretical framework
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of corporate (CG) and Islamic (IG) governance mechanisms on corporate earnings management (EM) behavior in Oman and found that companies that depict greater commitment towards incorporating Islamic religious beliefs and values into their operations through the establishment of an IG committee tend to engage significantly less in EM than their counterparts without such a committee.
Journal ArticleDOI
The transition to IFRS and the value relevance of financial statements in Greece
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the combined value relevance of book value of equity and net income before and after the mandatory transition to IFRS in Greece and found no significant change in the explanatory power of value relevance regressions between the two periods.
Journal ArticleDOI
#Stupidcancer: Exploring a Typology of Social Support and the Role of Emotional Expression in a Social Media Community
TL;DR: A typology is proposed that situates this type of support in an SNS-based open cancer community based on the type (informational or emotional) and the direction (expression or reception) of support.
Journal ArticleDOI
Identification and evaluation of the key social competencies for Chinese construction project managers
TL;DR: In this article, four dimensions of social competencies for construction project managers were identified, i.e., working with others, stakeholder management, leading others, and social awareness.