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Course Code: Semester: Instructor: Credits: Prerequisites: Program: Course Description
Course Code: Semester: Instructor: Credits: Prerequisites: Program: Course Description
Course Code: Semester: Instructor: Credits: Prerequisites: Program: Course Description
Organize raw data into interpretable results and possess report-writing skills
required to present the findings of social survey research.
Readings: - Using SPSS for Windows: Analyzing and Understanding Data, Samuel B.
Green, Neil J. Salkind and Theresa M. Akey, Prentice Hall, 1997 (optional)
- Supplemental materials(handouts, lecture slides and assignments) that will
be posted on the L:drive, \\TEROUTE\LECTURE\Sungbong\ (mandatory)
Class SPSS is so rare to be found that class time would be the only time to use this
requirements: program. Hence, course demands faithful efforts for attendance. For the
record, total attendance and attitude in the class will be reflected by final
grade. As the works required are of both individual and group nature, it is
important that you plan in advance your assignments and leave yourself
sufficient time for group meetings, becoming familiar with new software. Please
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review carefully the lecture materials updated lesson by lesson. If you regularly
attend classes and keep up with the assignments, you will be successful both
in mastering the software package and receiving a good grade. Since all
assignments are due on the day nailed on the syllabus, no late assignments
will be accepted. Even if accepted, your mark will be compromised. In the spirit
of equal treatment to the entire class, no exceptions will be granted.
Evaluation: -Assignment #1, Mid-term exam #1 (individual, written) after 1st session (5 weeks)
-Assignment #2, Mid-term exam #2 (individual, written) after 2nd session (5 weeks)
-Group project (Group, written and verbal presentation) at the end of semester.
This will be substituted for final exam.
Grading Assignments (2) 10% 2
weights: Mid-term Exams (2) 20% 2
Group project 30%
Attendance and contribution 10%
TOTAL 100%
Grading 90-100% A+ 67-69% C+
Scale: 85-89% A 63-66% C
80-84% A- 60-62% C-
77-79% B+ 57-59% D+
73-76% B 53-56% D
70-72% B- 50-52% D-
below 50% F
Group The objective of this project is to provide students with some experience in
Project: applying the concepts and methods of survey research to understanding social
phenomena in real world. The project team that consists of four or five persons
will conduct a survey on its own, analysis the results through SPSS and
make a final report (made up of PowerPoint slides). Verbal presentation by one
of the group members is required as well as previous submission of the report.
Feedback: If you have any questions or concerns about the lecture contents, teaching, or
grading, please do not hesitate to discuss them with me.
Your suggestions for improvement will contribute to a better class both now
and in future. (Office hours by appointment)
Office Telephone E-mail
#326 (old building) 70-42-90 sungbong@kimep.kz
Course schedule
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Session 2
Advanced analyses through SPSS
Lesson10: Probability distributions
Feb. 18 -definition of Normal distribution
-plotting normal curve with FREQUENCIES procedure
-sampling distribution of means
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Lesson11: Inferential statistics
Due of
Feb. 20 -point estimation and sampling error Assignment #1
-confidence intervals up to 6 p.m.
-Z-tests for comparing a large sample to a population distribution
Lesson12: Comparison of two independent
samples
Feb. 25
-t-test for comparing a small sample to a population distribution
-t-test for 2 independent samples
7 -ANALYZE:Compare Means procedure
Lesson13: Comparison of two related samples
Ex. #1 results
Feb. 27 -independent vs. related observations
announcement
-t-test for 2 related(dependent) samples
- ANALYZE:Compare Means procedure
Lesson14: Analysis of categorical data
Mar. 4 -Z-test of proportions
-independent vs. dependent and nominal vs. ordinal
-performing ANALYSIS:Nonparametic Tests
8 Lesson15: Measuring association between categorical
variables
Grouping of
Mar. 6
-defining the existence and strength of relationships project teams
-nominal data: Chi Square, Goodman & Lambda
-ordinal data: Gamma & Kendalls tau
Lesson16: Measuring association between continuous
variables
Mar. 11
-ordinal data: Spearman rho correlation
-nominal data: Pearson Product-Moment correlation
9 -CORRELATE:Bivariate Correlation procedure
Lesson17: Introduction to multiple regression
Mid-term Ex. #2
Mar. 13 -REGRESSION:linear and CORRELATE procedures
Study guide
-the multiple regression model
-inferences for the slope and correlation
10 Mar. 18 Lesson18: Introduction to multivariate Assignment #2
Due on Mar. 27
relationships
-association and casuality
-controlling for other variables
-type of multivariate relationships
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Session 3
Multi-dimensional application of SPSS to various surveys
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Lesson26: Case Study IV
Apr. 17
-Marketing 3
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