A Crash Course in SPSS for Windows
Updated For Versions 10, 11, 12, and 13
Third Edition
By: ANDREW COLMAN (Leicester University) and Briony Pulford (University of Leicester)
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Description
This simple, user-friendly introduction to SPSS for Windows has now been updated so that it can be used with versions 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the software.
- Clearly describes all the most widely used statistical techniques and graphic facilities in SPSS for Windows
- Includes two new chapters on recoding variables and handling large data files, and using SPSS syntax, and a new appendix discussing procedures for exporting and importing Excel files
- Supported by an online resource site featuring downloadable data sets and additional examples from various social science disciplines. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/crashcourse upon publication.
TopTable of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Choosing an Appropriate Statistical Procedure
Where to Find Things in SPSS
1. Introduction
2. Using Windows
3. Loading Data and Printing
4. General Descriptive Statistics
5. Correlation Coefficients
6. Chi-square Tests
7. Independent-samples, Paired-samples, and One-sample t Tests
8. Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Matched-pairs Tests
9. One-way Analysis of Variance
10. Multifactorial Analysis of Variance
11. Repeated-measures Analysis of Variance
12. Multiple Regression
13. Log-linear Analysis
14. Factor Analysis
15. Charts and Graphs
16. Handling Variables and Large Data Files
17. Syntax Windows
Appendix 1: Handling Dates
Appendix 2: Exporting and Importing Excel Files
References
Index
TopAbout the Author
Andrew M. Colman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester and an Academician of the Social Sciences. His previous publications include numerous journal articles and several books, including the Oxford Dictionary of Psychology (2001, 2006).
Briony D. Pulford, Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester, is an experienced researcher and data analyst. She has published extensively in academic journals, and has taught undergraduates how to use SPSS over many years.