The POWERMUTT Project

November 1, 2012tober 29, 2012

Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science:
The POWERMUTT* Project
(SPSS Version)
*Politically-Oriented Web-Enhanced Research Methods for Undergraduates — Topics and Tools
Resources for introductory research methods courses in political science and related disciplines

Home Table of Contents Introduction Note to Instructors Course Syllabi Using POWERMUTT Author's Home Page

Political Science As a Social Science Research Design Levels of Measurement Displaying Categorical Data Data Collection More About Measurement Contingency Table Analysis Control Variables Discriptive Statistics Standard Scores and the Normal Distribution Comparing Means Regression and Correlation Logitudinal Analysis of Survey Data

American National Election Study 2004 Subset American National Election Study 2008 Subset American National Election Study 2000-2004 Panel Study Subset General Social Survey Cumulative (1972-2006) Subset U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. States Countries California State Legislature

Data Downloads Topic Downloads (Rich Text Format)

General Data Statistics/Methods Texts Applets, etc. SPSS Resources ICPSR Resources SDA Resources Glossaries

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DATA DOWNLOADS

The following datasets are currently available as SPSS system files:

American National Election Study 2004 Subset (anes04s.sav)
American National Election Study 2008 Subset (anes08s.sav)
American National Election Study 2000-2002-2004 Panel Study Subset (anespanl.sav)
General Social Survey 1972-2006 Subset (gsscums.sav)
General Social Survey 1972-2010 Subset (gsscums-revised.sav)
U.S. House of Representatives (house.sav)
U.S. Senate (senate.sav)
U.S. States (states.sav)
U.S. States (states-revised.sav)*
Countries (countries.sav)
Countries (countries-revised.sav)*
California State Senate (calsenate.sav)
California State Assembly (calassembly.sav)

* Datset not yet included in examples and exercises in POWERMUTT Topics. Dataset still a work in progress, and subject to further revision before finalized.

To download one of these files in Internet Explorer, click on the file name above, or go to http://www.csupomona.edu/~jlkorey/POWERMUTT/Data/, right-click on the file you wish to download, and select "Save Target As...."

If SPSS is loaded on your computer, you may be able to access one of these files directly by opening it. If not, save it to one of the drives on your computer.

TOPIC DOWNLOADS

The topics in POWERMUTT are also available for download as Rich Text Format (RTF) files.

To download one of these files in Internet Explorer, go to http://www.csupomona.edu/~jlkorey/POWERMUTT/RTF/, right-click on the file you wish to download,

Except where indicated, © 2003-2012 John L. Korey

Last Updated: October 29, 2012

November 1, 2012