Overview
This text is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS for Windows. The author explains the basics of SPSS, including: the input of data; data manipulation; descriptive analyses; and inferential techniques. T-tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, non-parametric techniques, reliability analysis, and factor analysis are also covered. The introductory section provides an overview of statistical analysis, from fundamental definitions through to interpretation and significance of the results. The author goes on to demonstrate how to set up an SPSS file in order to run an analysis, how to graph and display data, and how to use SPSS for all the main statistical approaches found in an introductory statistics course. Examples are provided as well as sample output, screen shots, diagrams, and a decision chart to select the appropriate statistical test.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeremy J Foster
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Weight: 0.510kg
ISBN: 9780761960157
ISBN 10: 0761960155
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 06 November 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780761969266
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'In terms of content and style this is very much an undergraduate text. I am impressed by the clarity of writing and explanation and I see no reason why this book will not be accessible to any student who uses SPSS' - Andy Field, Royal Holloway, University of London ' This book is meant to teach beginners the operation of SPSS for windows. The language is lucid. One's questions on the data are answered, the commands are explained and the outputs shown...I was marvelled when I finished reading the text' - Psychology in Africa 'In terms of content and style this is very much an undergraduate text. I am impressed by the clarity of writing and explanation and I see no reason why this book will not be accessible to any student who uses SPSS' - Andy Field, Royal Holloway, University of London ' This book is meant to teach beginners the operation of SPSS for windows. The language is lucid. One's questions on the data are answered, the commands are explained and the outputs shown...I was marvelled when I finished reading the text' - Psychology in Africa
'In terms of content and style this is very much an undergraduate text. I am impressed by the clarity of writing and explanation and I see no reason why this book will not be accessible to any student who uses SPSS' - Andy Field, Royal Holloway, University of London ' This book is meant to teach beginners the operation of SPSS for windows. The language is lucid. One's questions on the data are answered, the commands are explained and the outputs shown...I was marvelled when I finished reading the text' - Psychology in Africa
'In terms of content and style this is very much an undergraduate text. I am impressed by the clarity of writing and explanation and I see no reason why this book will not be accessible to any student who uses SPSS' - Andy Field, Royal Holloway, University of London ' This book is meant to teach beginners the operation of SPSS for windows. The language is lucid. One's questions on the data are answered, the commands are explained and the outputs shown...I was marvelled when I finished reading the text' - Psychology in Africa
Author Information
Dr Jeremy Foster is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Speech Therapy at Manchester Metropolitan University.
