Solutions Manual for An IBM®
SPSS ® Companion to Political
Analysis 7th Edition By Philip
Pollock, Barry Edwards (All
Chapters 1-15, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
This is The Only Original and
Complete Solutions Manual for
7th Edition, All Other Files in the
Market are Fake/Old/Wrong
Edition.
SPSS Supplement Files Download
Link is Added At The End of PDF.
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Chapter Exercises in
AN IBM SPSS COMPANION TO
POLITICAL ANALYSIS, 7th Ed.
By Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards
Contents
About this Instructor’s Manual ....................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1: Using SPSS for Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics ..................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3: Transforming Variables ................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 4: Making Comparisons ................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 5: Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns ....................................................... 15
Chapter 6: Random Assignment and Sampling ............................................................................ 19
Chapter 7: Making Controlled Comparisons ................................................................................ 23
Chapter 8: Foundations of Inference............................................................................................ 27
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Tests with One and Two Samples ............................................................ 30
Chapter 10: Chi-Square Test and Analysis of Variance ................................................................ 32
Chapter 11: Correlation and Bivariate Regression ........................................................................ 36
Chapter 12: Multiple Regression .................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 13: Analyzing Regression Residuals................................................................................ 44
Chapter 14: Logistic Regression..................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 15: Doing Your Own Political Analysis............................................................................ 55
Version 1.0, Last Updated June 28, 2024.
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 7th Ed.
For instructors only. . © 2024, Barry C. Edwards
About this Instructor’s Manual
Learning how to conduct political analysis requires deliberate practice. Watching someone else
do political analysis is fine, and may be necessary, but watching someone analyze data is a far
cry from being able to do it yourself. The end-of-chapter exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion
to Political Analysis, 7th Edition were carefully written to give students an opportunity to
practice political analysis with SPSS, hone their analysis skills, and learn how to solve problems.
The exercises get progressively more difficult. The exercises may start by having students
practice a single step with extensive guidance, then require a combination of steps with less
guidance, and conclude with exercises that require students to practice all the necessary steps
with minimal guidance. This style of deliberate practice helps students gain confidence and stay
motivated.
* Edit the cd line below so it points to the directory where you have
* saved the GSS, ANES, States, and World Datasets.
* EDIT NEXT LINE FOR YOUR MACHINE.
cd 'D:\Dropbox\SPSS Companion 7e\'.
GET
FILE='ANES.sav'.
DATASET NAME ANES WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='GSS.sav'.
DATASET NAME GSS WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='States.sav'.
DATASET NAME States WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='World.sav'.
DATASET NAME World WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='Debate.sav'.
DATASET NAME Debate WINDOW=FRONT.
These exercises are practice problems, but few students will practice political analysis on their
own unless the exercises are graded. Because other instructors will use some or all of these
exercises as graded assignments. This Manual is meant for instructors only. Do not share this
Manual to give students an opportunity to check their work or see how to solve problems they
were assigned. If you share any part of this Manual with students, they will use it to cheat.
There are now web sites, like Chegg and Quizlet, where students share answers to test questions
on an international scale. Cheating takes away the incentive to learn and devalues real
achievements. We need all instructors to be vigilant about the integrity of political science
research methods courses.
Many exercises have students complete tables that have been partially filled out by us. These
exercises give students some guidance so students can focus on a few missing elements. To
2
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 7th
Ed.
For instructors only. . © 2024, Barry C. Edwards
distinguish what was given in the question from elements students fill in, we highlight and
bold what students should fill in. Here’s an example from Chapter 4 exercises.
Suicide Rate per 100,000
Population Count
Mean St. Dev.
More gun restrictions 12.56 3.71 15
Middle gun restrictions 15.04 2.54 14
Fewer gun restrictions 17.73 3.28 21
Total 15.43 3.86 50
The exercise gives students a table with row and column labels and asks them to fill in the
numbers in the table cells. We show them that the total mean is 15.43 and the total count is 50
so they can verify they’re on the right track when they’re doing this problem.
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SPSS ® Companion to Political
Analysis 7th Edition By Philip
Pollock, Barry Edwards (All
Chapters 1-15, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
This is The Only Original and
Complete Solutions Manual for
7th Edition, All Other Files in the
Market are Fake/Old/Wrong
Edition.
SPSS Supplement Files Download
Link is Added At The End of PDF.
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Chapter Exercises in
AN IBM SPSS COMPANION TO
POLITICAL ANALYSIS, 7th Ed.
By Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards
Contents
About this Instructor’s Manual ....................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1: Using SPSS for Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics ..................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3: Transforming Variables ................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 4: Making Comparisons ................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 5: Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns ....................................................... 15
Chapter 6: Random Assignment and Sampling ............................................................................ 19
Chapter 7: Making Controlled Comparisons ................................................................................ 23
Chapter 8: Foundations of Inference............................................................................................ 27
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Tests with One and Two Samples ............................................................ 30
Chapter 10: Chi-Square Test and Analysis of Variance ................................................................ 32
Chapter 11: Correlation and Bivariate Regression ........................................................................ 36
Chapter 12: Multiple Regression .................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 13: Analyzing Regression Residuals................................................................................ 44
Chapter 14: Logistic Regression..................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 15: Doing Your Own Political Analysis............................................................................ 55
Version 1.0, Last Updated June 28, 2024.
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 7th Ed.
For instructors only. . © 2024, Barry C. Edwards
About this Instructor’s Manual
Learning how to conduct political analysis requires deliberate practice. Watching someone else
do political analysis is fine, and may be necessary, but watching someone analyze data is a far
cry from being able to do it yourself. The end-of-chapter exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion
to Political Analysis, 7th Edition were carefully written to give students an opportunity to
practice political analysis with SPSS, hone their analysis skills, and learn how to solve problems.
The exercises get progressively more difficult. The exercises may start by having students
practice a single step with extensive guidance, then require a combination of steps with less
guidance, and conclude with exercises that require students to practice all the necessary steps
with minimal guidance. This style of deliberate practice helps students gain confidence and stay
motivated.
* Edit the cd line below so it points to the directory where you have
* saved the GSS, ANES, States, and World Datasets.
* EDIT NEXT LINE FOR YOUR MACHINE.
cd 'D:\Dropbox\SPSS Companion 7e\'.
GET
FILE='ANES.sav'.
DATASET NAME ANES WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='GSS.sav'.
DATASET NAME GSS WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='States.sav'.
DATASET NAME States WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='World.sav'.
DATASET NAME World WINDOW=FRONT.
GET
FILE='Debate.sav'.
DATASET NAME Debate WINDOW=FRONT.
These exercises are practice problems, but few students will practice political analysis on their
own unless the exercises are graded. Because other instructors will use some or all of these
exercises as graded assignments. This Manual is meant for instructors only. Do not share this
Manual to give students an opportunity to check their work or see how to solve problems they
were assigned. If you share any part of this Manual with students, they will use it to cheat.
There are now web sites, like Chegg and Quizlet, where students share answers to test questions
on an international scale. Cheating takes away the incentive to learn and devalues real
achievements. We need all instructors to be vigilant about the integrity of political science
research methods courses.
Many exercises have students complete tables that have been partially filled out by us. These
exercises give students some guidance so students can focus on a few missing elements. To
2
, Instructor’s Solution Manual to Exercises in An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 7th
Ed.
For instructors only. . © 2024, Barry C. Edwards
distinguish what was given in the question from elements students fill in, we highlight and
bold what students should fill in. Here’s an example from Chapter 4 exercises.
Suicide Rate per 100,000
Population Count
Mean St. Dev.
More gun restrictions 12.56 3.71 15
Middle gun restrictions 15.04 2.54 14
Fewer gun restrictions 17.73 3.28 21
Total 15.43 3.86 50
The exercise gives students a table with row and column labels and asks them to fill in the
numbers in the table cells. We show them that the total mean is 15.43 and the total count is 50
so they can verify they’re on the right track when they’re doing this problem.
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