| Description |
1 online resource (217 pages) |
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Online access: SAGE SAGE Research Methods Core
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| Contents |
COVER; BRIEF CONTENTS; DETAILED CONTENTS; PREFACE FOR INSTRUCTORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; Part I: Preparing for Criminal Justice Research; 1 -- Theory, Measurement, and Research Development; 2 -- Criminal Justice Data Sets; 3 -- Using SPSS; Part II: Univariate Analysis; 4 -- Describing a Variable; 5 -- Working With Variables; 6 -- Creating Composite Measures; Part III: Bivariate Analysis; 7 -- Investigating the Correlates of Binge Drinking and Attitudes Toward Gun Control and Capital Punishment: Independent Versus Dependent Variables; 8 -- Measures of Association |
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9 -- The Existence, Strength, and Direction of an AssociationPart IV: Multivariate Analysis; 10 -- Examining Several Independent Variables; 11 -- Exploring What Shapes Attitudes About Guns and Capital Punishment; 12 -- Logistic Regression: Understanding College Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS; INDEX |
| Summary |
The only book of its kind, this text guides students through the process of conducting criminological data analysis. Used primarily in lab settings, the Fourth Edition of Adventures in Criminal Justice Research, derived from the popular Adventures in Social Research (Babbie et al, Pine Forge Press/SAGE), systematically takes students through a series of investigative adventures. More than 150 screenshots in the text offer clear visual step-by-step instructions to solidify student understanding. New to This EditionIncorporates even more criminal justice exercises, pol |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
SPSS (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88224991
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SPSS (Computer file) fast |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Data processing
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Statistical methods
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Data processing
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Statistical methods
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Criminal justice, Administration of
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dowdall, Dr. George W. W
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Babbie, Earl R. (Robert) R
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Halley, Frederick (Fred) S. S
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| ISBN |
9781452212128 |
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1452212120 |
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9781412990318 |
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1412990319 |
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9781412963510 |
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1412963516 |
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