Ideal either as a companion to a traditional statistics or research methods text or as a stand-alone guide, Using SPSS for Research Methods and Social Statistics is a useful reference for those learning to use the SPSS software for the first time or those with only basic knowledge about SPSS. This student-friendly resource shows readers how to use images and directions drawn from SPSS Version 20 and now uses the latest version of the General Social Survey (GSS, 2010) as a secondary data set.
William E. Wagner, III, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at California State University Channel Islands. Prior to coming to CSU Channel Islands, he served as a member of the faculty and Director of the Institute for Social and Community Research at California State University Bakersfield. He completed his PhD in sociology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Wagner also holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, as well as an MPH degree (Master of Public Health) from CSU Northridge. He has published in national and regional scholarly journals on topics such as urban sociology, homophobia, academic status, sports, and public health. Dr. Wagner is coauthor (with Earl Babbie, Fred S. Halley, and Jeanne Zaino) of the eighth edition of Adventures in Social Research (2012), published by SAGE. Dr. Wagner can be located on the Web at faculty.csuci.edu/william.wagner or www.facebook.com/incredibilly.