Introduction to Quantitative Analysis with SPSS for Social Workers
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This course covers quantitative analysis using SPSS for social work research. Learn statistical tests, interpretation of results, and more. Combine with MSWC curriculum lectures for comprehensive learning. SPSS, a widely used statistical software, allows data entry, management, and various analyses. Practical examples from child protection study included. Basic SPSS functions not covered, but online resources provided.
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis with SPSS for Social Workers
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Purpose of this SPSS Course • Introduction of quantitative analysis • Quantitative analysis through statistical software • Introduction to SPSS and statistical tests • Use of data generated in social worker research to demonstrate quantitative analysis and interpretation of results
Structure with MSWC Curriculum • This SPSS and quantitative analysis short course can be used as a separate course or combined with the Making Social Work Count (MSWC) curriculum • Several sessions in this short course correspond to lectures in the MSWC curriculum • MSWC Lectures 7-10
Corresponding MSWC Curriculum • First Session (building from Lecture 7) • Levels of measurement • Measures of central tendency • Measures of dispersion • Second Session (building from Lectures 8-9) • Hypothesis testing, p-values, and null/alternative hypotheses • Third Session (building from Lectures 8-9) • t-tests • ANOVA • Fourth Sessions (building from Lecture 10) • Scatterplots • Correlation • Regression • Fifth Session • Chi-square
SPSS and PASW • The Statistical Packet for the Social Sciences (commonly known as SPSS) and later PASW Statistics (Predictive Analytics SoftWare). • http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/statistics/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS • One of the most commonly used statistical software in social work research • Allows for creation of variables, data entry, data management, and numerous quantitative analyses
Social Work Research Data • In this SPSS and quantitative analysis short course, examples of statistical tests, results, and hypothesis testing use data similar to an actual study • Study of child protection in several local authorities in southern England, UK • The SPSS data set and syntax for the analyses are included with this short course
SPSS: Basic functions • Data entry and basic functions of SPSS are not covered in this short course • However, there are a number of excellent online sources demonstrating data entry, specifying variables, and basic data management
SPSS: Basic functions • Excellent videos by Prof Any Field, University of Sussex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b163iBByycw http://www.youtube.com/user/ProfAndyField/videos • Demonstrations of basic functions in SPSS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msI7xf0tInE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3D35wMGs_Q