Application of computer techniques
Peter Hiller
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives Students in this subject can expect to develop: skills in data entry and analysis using the SPSS-X computer program; an understanding of the operation of the program that will enhance their ability to work independently; skills in the formulation of research issues that can be handled using SPSS-X.
Synopsis The growth of the use of computers in the analysis of social research data has reached the point where it is now difficult to imagine a relevant job specification that would not assume or require such an ability. This subject aims to develop skills in the practice of coding data for research analysis and to develop practical competence in the use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). SPSS has been chosen because it is the most widely used and widely available of such packages in the world.
Assessment Completion of a series of practical exercises: 100%
Preliminary reading
De Vaus D Surveys in social research 3rd edn, Allen and Unwin
Recommended texts
Diemer K M and Hiller P C The joy of `X': A research lover's introduction to SPSS-X 2nd edn, Monash U, 1992
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