Data analysis for using SPSS for Windows versions 8 to 10 :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a beginner's guide /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jeremy J. Foster.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sage Publications,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 248) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Aims of this book -- The basics of statistical analysis -- Starting out -- Crucial preliminaries -- The data file -- Merging data files -- Running a simple analysis and obtaining the output -- Syntax files -- Taking a preliminary look at the data -- Graphs -- Ranking and sorting the data -- Changing the way data is coded and grouped -- Selecting subgroups for analysis -- How many respondents gave a particular answer, Frequency data -- What is the average score, Measures of central tendency and dispersion -- Parametric statistical tests comparing means -- Correlations and multiple regression -- Analysing nominal and ordinal data -- Assessing test reliability -- Facot analysis -- Obtaining neat printouts and tables.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS for Windows, the most widely used computer package for analysing quantitative data. The author explains the basics of SPSS including the input of data, data manipulation, descriptive analyses and inferential techniques, including: creating using and merging data files; creating and printing graphs and charts; parametric tests including t-tests, ANOVA, GLM; correlation, regression and factor analysis; non parametric tests and chi square; reliability; and obtaining neat print outs and tables." "Also included are detailed worked examples - with SPSS output and screen shots, along with diagrams and a useful decision chart to select the appropriate statistical test." "This book will prove valuable to all those students and researchers who need to learn to use SPSS effectively in their research." --Book Jacket.
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Title
Data analysis for using SPSS for Windows versions 8 to 10.
International Standard Book Number
9780761969266
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
SPSS for Windows.
SPSS for Windows.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Social sciences-- Statistical methods-- Computer programs.
Data-analyse.
MATHEMATICS-- Probability & Statistics-- General.
Social sciences-- Statistical methods-- Computer programs.