Sports research with analytical solution using SPSS

394 Pages·2016·10.54 MB·English

by  Verma

SportS reSearch with analytical
Solution uSing SpSS®

SportS reSearch
with analytical
Solution uSing SpSS®
J. p. Verma
Centre for Advanced Studies
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
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This book is dedicated to my father
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for his encouragement, support
and
continued confidence in me

Contents
Preface xv
About the Companion Website xviii
Acknowledgments xix
1 Introduction to Data types and sPss operations 1
1.1 Introduction, 1
1.2 Types of data, 2
1.2.1 Qualitative data, 2
1.2.2 Quantitative data, 3
1.3 Important definitions, 4
1.3.1 Variable, 4
1.4 data Cleaning, 4
1.5 detection of Errors, 5
1.5.1 Using Frequencies, 5
1.5.2 Using Mean and Standard deviation, 5
1.5.3 Logic Checks, 5
1.5.4 Outlier detection, 5
1.6 How to Start SpSS?, 6
1.6.1 preparing data File, 7
1.7 Exercise, 10
1.7.1 Short Answer Questions, 10
1.7.2 Multiple Choice Questions, 11
2 Descriptive Profile 14
2.1 Introduction, 14
2.2 Explanation of Various descriptive Statistics, 16
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2.2.1 Mean, 16
2.2.2 Variance, 16
2.2.3 Standard Error of Mean, 17
2.2.4 Skewness, 17
2.2.5 Kurtosis, 18
2.2.6 percentiles, 19
2.3 Application of descriptive Statistics, 19
2.3.1 Testing normality of data and Identifying Outliers, 20
2.4 Computation of descriptive Statistics Using SpSS, 25
2.4.1 preparation of data File, 25
2.4.2 defining Variables, 26
2.4.3 Entering data, 26
2.4.4 SpSS Commands, 26
2.5 Interpretations of the Results, 29
2.6 developing profile Chart, 31
2.7 Summary of SpSS Commands, 33
2.8 Exercise, 33
2.8.1 Short Answer Questions, 33
2.8.2 Multiple Choice Questions, 34
2.9 Case Study on descriptive Analysis, 36
3 Correlation Coefficient and Partial Correlation 41
3.1 Introduction, 41
3.2 Correlation Matrix and partial Correlation, 43
3.2.1 product Moment Correlation Coefficient, 43
3.2.2 partial Correlation, 45
3.3 Application of Correlation Matrix and partial Correlation, 46
3.4 Correlation Matrix with SpSS, 46
3.4.1 Computation in Correlation Matrix, 46
3.4.2 Interpretations of Findings, 51
3.5 partial Correlation with SpSS, 51
3.5.1 Computation of partial Correlations, 52
3.5.2 Interpretation of partial Correlation, 55
3.6 Summary of the SpSS Commands, 56
3.6.1 For Computing Correlation Matrix, 56
3.6.2 For Computing partial Correlations, 57
3.7 Exercise, 57
3.7.1 Short Answer Questions, 57
3.7.2 Multiple Choice Questions, 57
3.7.3 Assignment, 60
3.8 Case Study on Correlation, 60
4 Comparing Means 65
4.1 Introduction, 65
4.2 One‐Sample t‐Test, 66