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Copying the Datasets to Floppy Disks or Other Portable Media |
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How to Handle the Datasets |
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A Note to Users of SPSS Student Version |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (10) |
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6 | (1) |
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A Workbook Convention: Setting Options for Variable Lists |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (5) |
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Selecting and Printing Output |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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Interpreting Measures of Central Tendency and Variation |
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15 | (1) |
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Describing Nominal Variables |
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16 | (1) |
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Describing Ordinal Variables |
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17 | (3) |
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Describing Interval Variables |
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20 | (2) |
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Choosing Graphic Displays: Bar Charts or Histograms? |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (6) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (28) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (2) |
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Visualizing Relationships with SPSS Graph |
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35 | (7) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (4) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (11) |
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57 | (2) |
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Transforming Variables in SPSS |
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59 | (16) |
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59 | (8) |
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Recoding a Variable in NES2000.sav |
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59 | (4) |
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Recoding a Variable in GSS2002.sav |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (4) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (1) |
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Making Controlled Comparisons |
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75 | (28) |
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Using Crosstabs with Layers |
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75 | (3) |
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Obtaining Clustered Bar Charts |
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78 | (8) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (3) |
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Obtaining Multiple Line Charts |
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86 | (5) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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Using Compare Means with Layers |
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91 | (5) |
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96 | (7) |
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Making Inferences about Sample Means |
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Using SPSS Descriptives and One-Sample T Test |
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103 | (7) |
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Using Independent-Samples T Test |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (2) |
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Chi-square and Measures of Association |
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119 | (14) |
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Analyzing an Ordinal-level Relationship |
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120 | (3) |
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Analyzing a Nominal-level Relationship |
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123 | (4) |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (1) |
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Correlation and Linear Regression |
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133 | (22) |
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Using Correlate and Interactive Scatterplot |
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133 | (8) |
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Producing and Editing a Scatterplot |
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134 | (4) |
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Obtaining Regression Estimates |
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138 | (3) |
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Using Regression → Linear |
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141 | (7) |
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148 | (5) |
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153 | (2) |
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Dummy Variables and Interaction Effects |
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155 | (16) |
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Regression with Dummy Variables |
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155 | (5) |
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Interaction Effects in Multiple Regression |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (5) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (18) |
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Using Regression → Binary Logistic |
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172 | (4) |
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Logistic Regression with Multiple Independent Variables |
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176 | (2) |
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Working with Predicted Probabilities |
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178 | (5) |
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The Sample Averages Method Using Compute and Compare Means |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (1) |
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Doing Your Own Political Analysis |
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189 | (23) |
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189 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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Economic Performance and Election Outcomes |
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190 | (1) |
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State Courts and Criminal Procedure |
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190 | (1) |
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Electoral Turnout in Comparative Perspective |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Doing Research on the U.S. Senate |
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191 | (10) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (4) |
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Two Possible Coding Shortcuts |
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196 | (1) |
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Using the SPSS Text Import Wizard |
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196 | (5) |
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201 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Data, Hypotheses, and Analysis |
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202 | (1) |
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Conclusions and Implications |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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Table A-1 Descriptions of Constructed Variables in GSS2002.sav |
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205 | (3) |
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Table A-2 Descriptions of Variables in States.sav |
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208 | (4) |
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Table A-3 Descriptions of Variables in World.sav |
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