Overview

For courses in Statistics and Research Methods.   Without question, statistics is one of the most challenging courses for students in the social and behavioral sciences. Enrolling in their first statistics course, students are often apprehensive or extremely anxious toward the subject matter. And while SPSS is one of the more easy-to-use statistical software programs available, for anxious students who realize they not only have to learn statistics but also new software, the task can seem insurmountable. Keenly aware of students’ anxiety with statistics (and the fact that this anxiety can affect performance), Ronald Yockey has written SPSS Demystified: A Step-by -Step Guide to Successful Data Analysis, 1/e. Through a comprehensive, step-by-step approach, this text is consistently and specifically designed to both alleviate anxiety toward the subject matter and build a successful experience analyzing data in SPSS.   Through a comprehensive, step-by-step approach, this text is consistently and specifically designed to both alleviate anxiety toward the subject matter and build a successful experience analyzing data in SPSS.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ronald D. Yockey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 27.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.646kg
ISBN:  

9780132238854

ISBN 10:   0132238853
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   29 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780205735822
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Starting SPSS Data Editor Window Variable View Window Data View Window Viewer (Output) window Saving files Printing files Chapter Exercises Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics Frequencies Measures of Central Tendency Analysis of Groups Using the Compare Means Procedure Chapter Exercises Chapter 3: Graphical Procedures Bar Charts Histograms Scatterplots Boxplots Chapter Exercises Chapter 4: Reliability Analysis Example Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Chapter Exercises Chapter 5: One Sample t Test Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the One Sample t Test Chapter Exercises Chapter 6: Independent Samples t Test Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the Independent Samples t Test Chapter Exercises Chapter 7: Dependent Samples t Test Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the Dependent Samples t Test Chapter Exercises Chapter 8: One-Way Between Subjects ANOVA Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the One-Way Between Subjects ANOVA Chapter Exercises Chapter 9: Two-Way Between Subjects ANOVA Example Hypotheses and Research Questions Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the Two-Way Between Subjects ANOVA Chapter Exercises Chapter 10: One-Way Within Subjects ANOVA Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the One-Way Within Subjects ANOVA Chapter Exercises Chapter 11: One-Between One-Within Subjects ANOVA Example Hypotheses and Research Questions Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the One-Between One-Within Subjects ANOVA Chapter Exercises Chapter 12: Correlation Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of Correlation Chapter Exercises Chapter 13: Simple Regression Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of Simple Regression Chapter Exercises Chapter 14: Multiple Regression Example Hypotheses and Research Questions Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of Multiple Regression Chapter Exercises Chapter 15: Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of the Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test Chapter Exercises Chapter 16: Chi-Square Test of Independence Example Hypotheses and Research Question Data Entry and Analysis in SPSS Assumptions of Chi-Square Test of Independence Chapter Exercises Appendix A: Data Transformations and Other Procedures Appendix B: Importing Files Appendix C: Solutions to Chapter Exercises References

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