The POWERMUTT Project

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

Home Site Map Introduction Note to Instructors Course Syllabus Using POWERMUTT (MS Word) Author's Home Page

Political Science As a Social Science Research Design Levels of Measurement Displaying Categorical Data Varieties of Data 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 (1972-2010) Subset U.S. Senate U.S. States Countries

Data and Topic Downloads

SSRIC Links to Other Instructional Sites

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SORT CASES

To sort cases,

To weight data by such a variable, click on “Data” (in the menu bar) and “Sort Cases….” Select one or more variables in the left window and click on the right arrow. Under ""Sort Order," select the radio button next to either "Ascending or Decending," and click on OK.” Note: if you select more than one variable, SPSS will sort on the first variable and, then within each value of that variable, will sort on the second, and so on. You might, for example, wish to sort countries by region and, within region, by population.

Last updated April 28, 2013 .
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