A convenient bank of large data sets allows you to experiment and sharpen your skills with SPSS. Use these five data sets to complete End-of-the-Chapter Activities and Web Exercises. Each feature is found in the textbook and on this web site.

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• Countries Data Set and Codebook
• 2000 General Social Survey Data Set and Codebook
• U.S. House Data Set and Codebook
• 2000 American National Election Studies (ANES) Data Set and Codebook
• States Data Set and Codebook

Additional Data Sets in SPSS Format:

• 2002 General Social Survey Data Set and Codebook
• 2004 American National Election Studies (ANES) Data Set and Codebook

  Data Sets and Codebooks in SPSS Student Version or Plain Text Formats

• Countries Data Set and Codebook in SPSS Student Version Format
• Countries Data Set in Plain Text Format
• 2000 General Social Survey Data Set and Codebook in SPSS Student Version Format
• 2000 General Social Survey Data Set in Plain Text Format
• U.S. House Data Set and Codebook in Plain Text Format
• 2000 General Elections Study Data Set and Codebook in SPSS Student Version Format
• 2000 General Elections Study Data Set in Plain Text Format
• States Data Set and Codebook in SPSS Student Version Format
• States Data Set in Plain Text Format