Description
Book SynopsisBuilding SPSS Graphs to Understand Datais a must-have for anyone needing to understand large or small amounts of data. It describes how to build and interpret graphs, showing how understanding data means that the graph must clearly and succinctly answer questions about the data. In most chapters, research questions are presented, and the reader builds the appropriate graph needed to answer the questions.
Trade Review“This book provides excellent descriptions and guidance on the use of graphical images for data presentation. These are necessary tools for all students pursuing graduate degrees with a research component attached.” -- Clifton C. Addison
“I am delighted to see a book of this kind. It fills a gap in conventional statistics books, which devote just one chapter to graphical displays. This book helps students make the connection between research questions and graphical approaches in a way that no other statistics book has done.” -- Camille L. Lawrence
“I like the approach that argues graphs are one way to understand data and answer pertinent questions. This is a very useful entrée for the many ‘number-phobic’ students we encounter in social work.” -- Rosemary McCaslin
“I don’t know of a comparable book. There are many excellent books on SPSS statistical procedures but this is the first one on graphics that I’ve seen which is why I was so excited to review it...The level of detail and the number of examples are key strengths. My impression that overall it is one of a kind is the biggest strength.”
-- James P. Donnelly
"It′s easy to read, and provides plenty of examples and practice so students can get the concepts." -- David Nalbone
"It presents a comprehensive list of graphs available in SPSS, with details about how to construct and interpret them." -- Thomas Short
"The comprehensive treatment of an important topic, including ′walk-throughs′ of how to produce a graph of each type, is well done. The chapter on deception brings in coverage of a useful and important topic as well." -- Christopher Lawrence
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Graphical Presentation of Data Chapter 2. Simple Bar Graph Chapter 3. Stacked Bar Graph Chapter 4. Clustered Bar Graph Chapter 5. Pie Graph Chapter 6. Simple Line Graph Chapter 7. Multiple Line Graph Chapter 8. Simple Histogram Chapter 9. Population Pyramid Chapter 10. 1-D Boxplot Chapter 11. Simple Boxplot Chapter 12. Clustered Boxplot Chapter 13. Simple Scatterplot Chapter 14. Grouped Scatterplot Chapter 15. High-Low Graphs Chapter 16. Paneling on One Dimension Chapter 17. Paneling on Two Dimensions Chapter 18. Deceptive Graphing Examples Chapter 19. Summary Appendix A. SPSS Basic Information Appendix B. Answers to Chapter Exercises Appendix C. Chapters and SPSS Databases Used Appendix D. Graph Selection - Type and Purpose
