An IBM® SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis Paperback / softback

"[The text] provides by far the best introduction for students wanting to learn how to use SPSS in conducting statistical analysis.

Its clear in-depth examples makes data analysis accessible to even the most numbers-phobic student."  —Michael Burch, Eckerd College In Pollock's trusted IBM SPSS® workbook, students dive headfirst into actual political data and work with a software tool that prepares them not only for future political science research, but the job world as well.

Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in American political behavior and comparative politics.

This Sixth Edition of An IBM SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis features thoroughly revised and updated datasets and is compatible with all post-12 releases of SPSS. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.