| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 371 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- The Book Outline -- The Chapter Outline -- ch. 2 Data Entry -- Things To Think About Before Entering Data -- Using Spss For The First Time -- Data Editor -- Sending Variables Across To A Different Box -- Performing Calculations On Your Data -- Recoding Data -- Replacing Missing Values -- Split File Command -- Weight Cases Command -- Importing Data From Excel -- ch. 3 Descriptive Statistics -- Introduction To Descriptive Statistics -- Data Entry -- Frequencies Command -- Descriptives Command -- Explore Command -- Crosstabs Command -- Custom Tables Command -- ch. 4 Illustrative Statistics -- Introduction To Illustrative Statistics -- Generating Graphs With Chart Builder -- Histograms -- Boxplots -- Bar Charts -- Clustered and Stacked Bar Charts -- Error Bar Charts -- Line Graphs -- Pie Charts -- Generating Graphs With Legacy Dialogs -- Editing Graphs -- Editing Axes. |
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Ch. 5 Introduction To Statistical Testing -- Different Statistical Tests -- Introduction To Parametric Tests -- The Logic Of Significance Testing -- Power -- Confidence Intervals -- Things To Consider Before Analysing Your Data -- Plotting The Normal Curve -- Testing For Normality -- Comparing More Than One Sample: The Assumption Of Homogeneity Of Variance -- Violations Of The Assumptions -- Bootstrapping -- Advice On Significance Testing -- ch. 6 t Tests -- Independent Samples t Test -- The Paired Samples t Test -- ch. 7 Introduction To Analysis Of Variance (General Linear Model) -- Introduction -- General Linear Model Command -- A Model For Analysing Data -- The General Linear Model -- Key Terms In The Analysis Of Variance -- Univariate Analysis Of Variance -- Multivariate Analysis Of Variance -- Repeated Measures Analysis Of Variance -- Contrasts and Multiple Pairwise Comparisons -- Main Effects -- Comparing Condition Means -- ch. 8 One Factor Analysis Of Variance -- One Factor Independent Analysis Of Variance -- One Factor Repeated Measures Analysis Of Variance. |
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Ch. 14 Linear Correlation And Regression -- Introduction To The Pearson Correlation -- Introduction To The Spearman Correlation -- Introduction To The Kendall TAU-B Correlation -- Introduction To Scatterplots -- Partial Correlation -- Linear Regression -- Logistic Regression -- ch. 15 Multiple Regression And Multiple Correlation -- Introduction To Multiple Regression -- Multiple Regression: Enter Method -- Multiple Regression: Stepwise Method -- ch. 16 Introduction To Factor Analysis -- Exploratory Factor Analysis -- ch. 17 Using Spss To Analyse Questionnaires: Reliability -- Reliability Analysis: Cronbach's Alpha. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
SPSS Explained clearly outlines how to undertake key statistical analyses using the SPSS releases 10, 11 and 12. Step-by-step explanations illustrated with screen shots guide students through the basic procedures and all aspects of SPSS output. The reader is introduced to thinking about the data they have collected and how to enter it into SPSS, how to create descriptive statistics and graphs and how to make changes in the data entered."--Jacket. |
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SPSS (Computer file)
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SPSS (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01356630
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SPSS.
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Psychometrics -- Computer programs.
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Psychometrics -- computer programs.
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COMPUTERS -- Mathematical & Statistical Software.
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Psychometrics -- Computer programs.
(OCoLC)fst01081640
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Statistikprogram.
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Samhällsvetenskap.
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Statistisk metod.
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Datorprogram.
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Psykometri.
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Society.
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70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science research.
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| Added Author |
McMurray, Isabella, 1950070-
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Brownlow, Charlotte, 1974-
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| Other Editions: |
Revision of: SPSS explained. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 |
| Other Form: |
Ebook version 9781317753100 |
| ISBN |
9780415616010 (hb ; alk. paper) |
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0415616018 (hb ; alk. paper) |
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9780415616027 (soft cover ; alk. paper) |
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0415616026 (soft cover ; alk. paper) |
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9781315797298 |
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1315797291 |
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9781317753100 (ePub ebook) |
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9781317753117 (PDF ebook) |
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9781317753094 (Mobipocket ebook) |
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