As a person learning both how to use statistical programs (e.g.: SPSS) and how and when to apply different statistical procedures, this book has been a lifesaver for me. Clearly written, with very helpful step-by-step instructions for running procedures using SPSS's drop down menu, the syntax this creates, and interpretations of output. The authors provide enough theoretical statistical background but not so much that you can't see the forest for the trees. If only all of my time trying to learn statistical procedures had been as well-spent as my time using this guide!
Author(s): Nancy Leech, Karen Barrett, George A Morgan
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge Academic
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 255
Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1. Introduction and Review of Basic Statistics With SPSS......Page 16
2. Data Coding and Exploratory Analysis (EDA)......Page 39
3. Selecting and Interpreting Inferential Statistics......Page 61
4. Several Measures of Reliability......Page 78
5. Exploratory Factor Analysis and Principal Components Analysis......Page 91
6. Multiple Regression......Page 105
7. Logistic Regression and Discriminant Analysis......Page 124
8. Factorial ANOVA and ANCOVA......Page 144
9. Repeated Measures and Mixed ANOVAs......Page 162
10. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and Canonical Correlation......Page 177
A. Quick Reference Guide to SPSS Procedures......Page 203
C. Getting Started with SPSS......Page 221
D. Making Figures and Tables......Page 228
E. Answers to Odd Numbered Interpretation Questions......Page 241
For Further Reading......Page 247
Index......Page 248
