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Book SynopsisPractice making sense of data with IBM's SPSS Statistics software SPSS Statistics Workbook For Dummies gives you the practice you need to navigate the leading statistical software suite. Data management and analysis, advanced analytics, business intelligenceSPSS is a powerhouse of a research platform, and this book helps you master the fundamentals and analyze data more effectively. You'll work through practice problems that help you understand the calculations you need to perform, complete predictive analyses, and produce informative graphs. This workbook gives you hands-on exercises to hone your statistical analysis skills with SPSS Statistics 28. Plus, explanations and insider tips help you navigate the software with ease. Practical and easy-to-understand, in classic Dummies style. Practice organizing, analyzing, and graphing data Learn to write, edit, and format SPSS syntaxExplore the upgrades and features new to SPSS 28Try your hand at advanced data analysis proceduresFor academics using SPSS for research, business analysts and market researchers looking to extract valuable insights from data, and anyone with a hankering for more stats practice.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Data into and out of SPSS 5
Chapter 1: Working Through Import and Export Challenges 7
Chapter 2: Defining Data 19
Part 2: Messing with Data in SPSS 35
Chapter 3: Using the Data Menu 37
Chapter 4: Putting the Transform Menu to Work 59
Chapter 5: Computing Variables 87
Part 3: Analyzing Data 119
Chapter 6: Using Descriptive Statistics 121
Chapter 7: Testing Relationships with the Chi-Square Test of Independence 141
Chapter 8: Comparing Two Groups with T-Tests 161
Chapter 9: Comparing More Than Two Groups with ANOVA 177
Chapter 10: Testing Relationships with Correlation 199
Chapter 11: Making Predictions Using Linear Regression 213
Part 4: Producing and Editing Output 223
Chapter 12: Building Graphs with Bars, Lines, and Wedges 225
Chapter 13: Building Slightly More Complex Graphs 245
Chapter 14: Editing Output 275
Part 5: Programming SPSS with Command Syntax 287
Chapter 15: Working with Pasted SPSS Syntax 289
Chapter 16: Computing Variables with Syntax 297
Part 6: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 17: Ten Tricky SPSS Skills to Practice 307
Chapter 18: Ten Practice Certification Questions 313
Index 319
