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An IBM® SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis
Sixth Edition
- Philip H. Pollock III - University of Central Florida, USA
- Barry C. Edwards - University of Central Florida, USA
October 2019 | 304 pages | CQ Press
“[The text] provides by far the best introduction for students wanting to learn how to use SPSS in conducting statistical analysis. Its clear in-depth examples makes data analysis accessible to even the most numbers-phobic student.”
—Michael Burch, Eckerd College
In Pollock's trusted IBM SPSS® workbook, students dive headfirst into actual political data and work with a software tool that prepares them not only for future political science research, but the job world as well. Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in American political behavior and comparative politics. This Sixth Edition of An IBM SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis features thoroughly revised and updated datasets and is compatible with all post-12 releases of SPSS.
Discounted package deals available with the IBM® SPSS® Statistics Base Integrated Student Edition and Philip H. Pollock’s Essentials of Political Analysis. See more information on the “Packages” tab or contact your CQ Press | SAGE sales rep.
Give your students the SAGE edge!
SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/pollock.
—Michael Burch, Eckerd College
In Pollock's trusted IBM SPSS® workbook, students dive headfirst into actual political data and work with a software tool that prepares them not only for future political science research, but the job world as well. Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in American political behavior and comparative politics. This Sixth Edition of An IBM SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis features thoroughly revised and updated datasets and is compatible with all post-12 releases of SPSS.
Discounted package deals available with the IBM® SPSS® Statistics Base Integrated Student Edition and Philip H. Pollock’s Essentials of Political Analysis. See more information on the “Packages” tab or contact your CQ Press | SAGE sales rep.
Give your students the SAGE edge!
SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/pollock.
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Preface
Getting Started
Chapter 1. Introduction to SPSS
Chapter 2. Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 3: Transforming Variables
Chapter 4. Making Comparisons
Chapter 5. Making Controlled Comparisons
Chapter 6. Making Inferences about Sample Means
Chapter 7: Chi-square and Measures of Association
Chapter 8. Correlation and Linear Regression
Chapter 9. Dummy Variables and Interaction Effects
Chapter 10. Logistic Regression
Chapter 11. Doing Your Own Political Analysis
Appendix, Table A-1: Variables in the GSS Dataset in Alphabetical Order
Appendix, Table A-2: Variables in the NES Dataset in Alphabetical Order
Appendix, Table A-3: Variables in the States Dataset by Topic
Appendix, Table A-4: Variables in the World Dataset by Topic
Supplements
Instructor Resources Site
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Instructor Teaching Site (Password Protected)
SAGE edge for Instructors supports your teaching by making it easy to integrate quality content and create a rich learning environment for students. This site includes:
- Datasets that accompany the workbook
- Syntax files for each chapter of the workbook
- Solutions Manual that accompanies exercises in the workbook, along with an associated syntax file
- All tables and figures from the workbook
- Screencast videos, created by author Philip Pollock, of the guided examples from each chapter
Student Study Site
Student Study Site (Open Access)
SAGE edge for Students provides a personalized approach to help students accomplish their coursework goals in an easy-to-use learning environment. This site includes:
SAGE edge for Students provides a personalized approach to help students accomplish their coursework goals in an easy-to-use learning environment. This site includes:
- Datasets that accompany the workbook
- Screencast videos, created by author Philip Pollock, of the guided examples from each chapter, intended to enhance understanding of key topics
“[The text] provides by far the best introduction for students wanting to learn how to use SPSS in conducting statistical analysis. Its clear in-depth examples makes data analysis accessible to even the most numbers-phobic student.”
Eckerd College
“With a focus on both the mechanics of SPSS and interpretation of data, An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis provides a very useful and useable addition to a Political Science Methods course. The chapters have engaging exercises that address many areas of the discipline and are organized to build students’ understanding of statistical interpretation and skills with SPSS. Students learn to run the statistical procedures, to interpret the results, and to construct arguments with the data.”
Saint Xavier University
This is a very good resource
Interdiscipline, Winchester University
December 9, 2020
