IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics: Use and Interpretation, Fifth Edition

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Designed to help students analyze and interpret research data the use of IBM SPSS, this user-friendly book, written in easy-to-keep in mind language, shows readers how to select the appropriate statistic based on the design, and to interpret outputs correctly. The authors prepare readers for the entire steps in the research process: design, entering and checking data, testing assumptions, assessing reliability and validity, computing descriptive and inferential parametric and nonparametric statistics, and writing about outputs. Dialog windows and SPSS syntax, together with the output, are provided. Three realistic data sets, to be had on the Internet, are used to solve the chapter problems.

The new edition features:

  • Updated to IBM SPSS version 20 but the book may also be used with older and newer versions of SPSS.
  • A new chapter (7) including an introduction to Cronbach’s alpha and factor analysis.
  • Updated Web Resources with PowerPoint slides, additional activities/suggestions, and the answers to even-numbered interpretation questions for the instructors, and chapter study guides and outlines and extra SPSS problems for the students. The web resource is located www.routledge.com/9781848729827 .
  • Students, instructors, and individual purchasers can access the data files to accompany the book at www.routledge.com/9781848729827 .

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics, Fifth Edition provides helpful teaching tools:

  • All of the key IBM SPSS windows needed to perform the analyses.
  • Complete outputs with call-out boxes to highlight key points.
  • Flowcharts and tables to help make a choice appropriate statistics and interpret effect sizes.
  • Interpretation sections and questions help students better keep in mind and interpret the output.
  • Assignments organized the way students proceed when they conduct a research project.
  • Examples of how to write about outputs and make tables in APA format.
  • Helpful appendices on how to get started with SPSS and write research questions.

An ideal supplement for courses in either statistics, research methods, or any course in which SPSS is used, such as in departments of psychology, education, and other social and health sciences. This book may be appreciated by researchers interested in the use of SPSS for their data analysis.


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