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Using Statistical Methods in Social Work Practice : A Complete SPSS Guide

ISBN: 9780925065902 | 0925065900
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lyceum Books
Pub. Date: 8/20/2005

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Table of Contents
PREFACExi
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF METHODOLOGICAL TERMS1(13)
Learning Objectives
1(1)
Introduction
... MORE1(1)
Variables and Constants
2(1)
Levels of Measurement
3(3)
Research Hypotheses
6(1)
Reliability and Validity
7(2)
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
9(1)
Correlation between Two Variables
10(3)
Summary
13(1)
Practical Exercise
13(1)
CHAPTER 2 CREATING SPSS DATA FILES14(28)
Learning Objectives
14(1)
Introduction
14(1)
About the SPSS Program
15(1)
Creating an Instrumentation Codebook
16(3)
Practical Example
19(1)
Starting the SPSS Program
19(20)
Summary
39(1)
Practical Exercise
40(2)
CHAPTER 3 DATA ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY42(19)
Learning Objectives
42(1)
Introduction
42(1)
Frequency Distribution Tables
42(6)
Graphic Presentations of Data
48(11)
Summary
59(1)
Practical Exercises
59(2)
CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY, VARIABILITY, AND PERCENTILES61(21)
Learning Objectives
61(1)
Introduction
61(1)
Measures of Central Tendency
62(3)
Measures of Variability
65(15)
Summary
80(1)
Practical Exercises
81(1)
CHAPTER 5 NORMALITY OF DISTRIBUTIONS, DATA TRANSFORMATIONS, AND STANDARD SCORES82(25)
Learning Objectives
82(1)
Introduction
82(1)
Normality of Distributions
83(14)
Standard Scores (z Scores)
97(5)
Practical Example
102(3)
Summary
105(1)
Practical Exercises
105(2)
CHAPTER 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND SELECTING A STATISTICAL TEST107(18)
Learning Objectives
107(1)
Introduction
107(1)
Research Hypotheses
108(3)
Errors in Hypothesis Testing
111(4)
Confidence Interval
115(5)
Selecting a Statistical Test
120(3)
Summary
123(1)
Practical Exercises
123(2)
CHAPTER 7 BIVARIATE CORRELATION: PEARSON PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT125(24)
Learning Objectives
125(1)
Introduction
125(1)
Pearson Correlation Coefficient
126(3)
Spearman rho Coefficient
129(1)
Practical Examples
130(17)
Summary
147(1)
Practical Exercise
148(1)
CHAPTER 8 GROUP COMPARISONS: TWO GROUP MEANS INDEPENDENT t-TEST149(17)
Learning Objectives
149(1)
Introduction
149(1)
Student t-Test
150(1)
Independent t-Test
151(1)
Mann-Whitney U Test
152(1)
Practical Examples
152(12)
Summary
164(1)
Practical Exercises
165(1)
CHAPTER 9 GROUP COMPARISONS: K GROUP MEANS—ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE166(28)
Learning Objectives
166(1)
Introduction
166(3)
One-Way ANOVA
169(2)
Kruskal-Wallis H Test
171(1)
Post Hoc Tests
171(1)
Practical Examples
172(21)
Summary
193(1)
Practical Exercises
193(1)
CHAPTER 10 TWO REPEATED MEASURES—TWO MATCHED SAMPLES: DEPENDENT t-TEST194(25)
Learning Objectives
194(1)
Introduction
194(2)
Dependent t-Test
196(1)
Practical Examples
197(19)
Summary
216(1)
Practical Exercises
216(3)
CHAPTER 11 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TWO CATEGORICAL VARIABLES: CHI-SQUARE TEST OF ASSOCIATION219(23)
Learning Objectives
219(1)
Introduction
219(1)
Contingency Table
220(6)
Chi-Square Test
226(2)
Practical Examples
228(12)
Summary
240(1)
Practical Exercises
241(1)
CHAPTER 12 MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS242(33)
Learning Objectives
242(1)
Introduction
242(1)
Multiple Regression Analysis
243(6)
Practical Example
249(23)
Summary
272(1)
Practical Exercises
273(2)
APPENDICES
Appendix A: SPSS Data Files
275(7)
Data File 1: Depression-Elderly
275(2)
Data File 2: Depression-Welfare
277(2)
Data File 3: Group Design
279(1)
Data File 4: Job Satisfaction
279(2)
Data File 5: Pretest-Posttest
281(1)
Appendix B: Welfare Survey
282(2)
Appendix C: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
284(1)
Appendix D: z Scores
285(6)
REFERENCES291(3)
INDEX294

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