RESEARCH METHODOLOGY THROUGH SPSS

Paper Code: 
ECO 226
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To acquaint the students with the basics of SPSS and its uses for data representation and tabulation. 
  2. To help the students appraise the use of SPSS for univariate and bivariate data analysis.
  3. To develop an understanding of the applications of hypothesis testing using SPSS.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Paper Code

Paper Title

ECO 226

Research Methodology through SPSS

CO29: Students willanalyze data in terms of diagrammatic and graphical representation.

CO30: Students willunderstand the calculation and interpretation of descriptive measures and correlation and regression analysis through SPSS.

CO31: Students willinterpret the application of t tests, ANOVA and chi-square tests using SPSS.

 

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion and Demonstration.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Practice modules and  Assignments.

Practical File Preparation,  Assignments,  Semester end examinations.

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Basics of SPSS and Graphical Representation of Data

Introduction to SPSS

Data entry in SPSS

Graphical Representation of Data

6.00
Unit II: 
Univariate Analysis

Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis

Normal probability curve

6.00
Unit III: 
Bivariate Analysis

Correlation

Regression Analysis

6.00
Unit IV: 
t-tests

One sample t test 

Two independent samples t test 

Paired samples t test

6.00
Unit V: 
Analysis of Variance and chi-square test

One-way ANOVA

Two Way  ANOVA

Chi-square test

Essential Readings: 

1.     Hari Shankar Asthana and BrajBhushan, Statistics for Social Sciences with SPSS Applications, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi

2.     Elliot T. Berkman and Steven P. Reise, A Conceptual Guide to Statistics Using SPSS(2011), SAGE

3.  Rajathi A and Chandran P, SPSS for You,  MJP Publishers, Chennai, 2010

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