An Introduction to Secondary Data Analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics
FIRST EDITION
John MacInnes
University of Edinburgh, UK
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
2016
About This Book
Many professional, high-quality surveys collect data on people?s behaviour, experiences, lifestyles and attitudes. The data they produce is more accessible than ever before. This book provides students with a comprehensive introduction to using this data, as well as transactional data and big data sources, in their own research projects. Here you will find all you need to know about locating, accessing, preparing and analysing secondary data, along with step-by-step instructions for using IBM SPSS Statistics.
You will learn how to:
Create a robust research question and design that suits secondary analysis
Locate, access and explore data online
Understand data documentation
Check and ?clean? secondary data
Manage and analyse your data to produce meaningful results
Replicate analyses of data in published articles and books