Description
Book SynopsisThis supplementary book for the social, behavioral, and health sciences helps readers with no prior knowledge of IBM SPSS Statistics, statistics, or mathematics learn the basics of SPSS. Designed to reduce fear and build confidence, the book guides readers through point-and-click sequences using clear examples from real scientific research and invites them to replicate the findings. Relevant outcomes are provided for reference, and exercises at the end of Chapters 2 5 provide additional practice. After reading the book and using the program, readers will come away with a basic knowledge of the most commonly used procedures in statistics.
Trade ReviewWell done and the screenshots are very helpful. Easy to follow, well-organized, and covers what I need covered over the course of a semester. -- Patrick V. Kelly, Saint Louis University
This text does a very good job covering basic descriptive and inferential data analysis using SPSS. -- Ayana Conway, Virginia State University
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Statistics Program SPSS What Is SPSS? The Purpose of SPSS Structure of the Book Fictitious Data Set Using the Windows in SPSS Using SPSS Windows SPSS File Types Chapter 2: SPSS Files Introduction Open SPSS Files Create and Modify Data Files Load Excel Files Save SPSS Files Assignments Chapter 3: Data Modifications Introduction Recode Variables Create New Variables Select Cases Split Files Assignments Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics Introduction Frequency Tables Pie Charts Boxplots Graphs With Chart Builder Contingency Tables Export to Word Processing Programs Assignments Chapter 5: Inferential Statistics Introduction Associations in Contingency Tables Binomial Test for a Proportion One Sample t-test t-Test for Comparing Two Groups Analysis of Variance Correlation Regression Analysis References Assignments
