Preface |
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1 The Scientific Study of Politics |
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1.2 "A Workbook? Why Is There a Workbook?" |
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1.3 Getting Started with SPSS |
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1.3.2 Getting SPSS to Do Things by Using Pull-Down Menus |
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1.3.3 Initially Examining Data in SPSS |
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1.3.4 Saving Output and Exiting the Program |
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2 The Art of Theory Building |
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2.2 Examining Variation Across Time and Across Space |
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2.2.1 Producing a Bar Graph for Examining Cross-Section Variation |
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2.2.2 Producing a Connected Plot for Examining Time-Series Variation |
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2.3 Using Google Scholar to Search the Literature Effectively |
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3 Evaluating Causal Relationships |
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5 Measuring Concepts of Interest |
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6 Getting to Know Your Data |
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6.2 Describing Categorical and Ordinal Variables |
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6.3 Describing Continuous Variables |
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6.4 Putting Statistical Output into Tables, Documents, and Presentations |
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7 Probability and Statistical Inference |
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7.2 Dice Rolling in Excel |
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8 Bivariate Hypothesis Testing |
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8.2.1 Generating Test Statistics |
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8.2.2 Putting Tabular Results into Papers |
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8.3.1 Examining Differences Graphically |
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8.3.2 Generating Test Statistics |
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8.4 Correlation Coefficients |
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8.4.1 Producing Scatter Plots |
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8.4.2 Generating Correlation Coefficients and Test Statistics |
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9 Two-Variable Regression Models |
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9.2 Estimating a Two-Variable Regression |
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9.3 Graphing a Two-Variable Regression |
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10 Multiple Regression: the Basics |
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10.2 Estimating a Multiple Regression |
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10.3 From Regression Output to Table - Making Only One Type of Comparison |
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10.3.1 Comparing Models with the Same Sample of Data, but Different Specifications |
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10.3.2 Comparing Models with the Same Specification, but Different Samples of Data |
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10.4 Standardized Coefficients |
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11 Multiple Regression Model Specification |
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11.2.1 Creating a Dummy Variable in SPSS |
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11.2.2 Estimating a Multiple Regression Model with a Single Dummy Independent Variable |
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11.2.3 Estimating a Multiple Regression Model with Multiple Dummy Independent Variables |
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11.3 Dummy Variables in Interactions |
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11.4 Post-Estimation Diagnostics in SPSS for OLS |
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11.4.1 Identifying Outliers and Influential Cases in OLS |
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11.4.2 Detecting Multicollinearity in OLS |
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12 Limited Dependent Variables and Time-Series Data |
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12.2 Models with Dummy Dependent Variables |
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12.3 Being Careful with Time-Series Data |
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12.3.1 Setting Up a Time-Series Data Set in SPSS |
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12.3.2 Lag and Difference Operators in SPSS |
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12.3.3 Performing Time-Series Regression Analyses in SPSS |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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