BUSINESS RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION TO SPSS

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

Course Outcomes (Cos):

Course Outcomes

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

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

Managing Data                                                                                                    

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

 

20.00

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

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

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: 

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • 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: 
2023-2024
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