Using IBM® SPSS® Statistics for Research Methods and Social Science Statistics

William E. Wagner, III, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at California State University Channel Islands. Prior to coming to CSU Channel Islands, he served as a member of the faculty and Director of the Institute for Social and Community Research at California State University Bakersfield. He completed his PhD in sociology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Wagner also holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, as well as an MPH degree (Master of Public Health) from CSU Northridge. He has published in national and regional scholarly journals on topics such as urban sociology, homophobia, academic status, sports, and public health. Dr. Wagner is coauthor (with Earl Babbie, Fred S. Halley, and Jeanne Zaino) of the eighth edition of Adventures in Social Research (2012), published by SAGE. Dr. Wagner can be located on the Web at faculty.csuci.edu/william.wagner or www.facebook.com/incredibilly.