BUSINESS RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION TO SPSS

Paper Code: 
ATG/BSG/FSG 125
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to-

 

CO25: Demonstrate and analyze the data entry and recording of SPSS.

CO26: Examine and demonstrate various data managing function of SPSS

CO27: Demonstrate and evaluate the graphs and charts through SPSS

CO28: Determine the measures of central tendency.

CO29:  Determine research problem for chi-square and interpret through chi-square analysis

CO30: Hypothesize a research problem and interpret for correlation analysis  

                   

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Workshops and question preparation

Quiz, test, assignments and viva-voce

 

15.00
Unit I: 

Introduction to SPSS                                                                                                 

Creating a data file, defining variables, Data Entry, inserting variable, measurement scales, inserting cases, identifying duplicate cases, sorting cases, merging & splitting files, select case

15.00
Unit II: 

Managing Data                                                                                                           

  • Missing data, compute variable, recode variable, rank cases, Weighted Cases.
  • Frequencies, Descriptive, Cross Tabs, Exploratory, Custom Tables.

 

20.00
Unit III: 

Visual Statistics using SPSS                                                                                    

  • Chart Builder, Histograms, Box Plots, Bar Charts, Cluster Bar, Stacked Bar, Error bar, Line charts, Pie charts, Editing graphs and Axes

 

20.00
Unit IV: 

Descriptive Statistics using SPSS                                                                             

  • Measures of central tendency, variability, deviation from normality, confidence level, Confidence Intervals, Power of the test, Normal Curve, Normality Test, Reliability Analysis.

 

20.00
Unit V: 

Bi variate  Correlation using SPSS                                                                                    

  • Bi variate  Correlation, Partial Correlations  and  the  correlation matrix

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Andy Field, Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics,Sage Publications
  • Kiran Pandya, Smruti Bulsari, Sanjay Sinha, SPSS in Simple Steps, Dreamtech Press
  • A. Rajathi & P. Chandran (2012), SPSS for You, MJP publishers.
  • Lawrence M Mayers, Glenn C Gamst, A J Guarind, Performing Data Analysis Using SPSS, Wiley

 

References: 
  • S. Ajai Gaur (2009), Statistical methods for practice & research: A guide to Data Analysis using SPSS, Sage Publishers.
  • Seyed Reza Hashemian Rahaghi, Farnaz Abed Ashtiani, Basic of Statistics & SPSS, create space independent publishing platform.
  • Keith Mc Cormick, Jesus Salcedo, Jon Peck, Andrew Wheeler, SPSS Statistics for Data Analysis and Visualization, Wiley
  • James B Cunningham (2011), Using SPSS: An interactive hands- on Approach, Peacock publisher, 3rd Edition.

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS:

  • Business Perspectives and Research
  • FIIB Business Review
  • Harvard Business Review
  • IUP Journal of Accounting Research
  • Jindal Journal of Business Research
  • Nirma University Journal of Business & Management Studies
  • Oorja
  • The Chartered Accountant
  • The ICFAI reader
  • The Indian Journal of Commerce
  • Vikalpa: Journal for Decision Makers

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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