SPSS Statistics: A Practical Guide

SPSS Statistics: A Practical Guide gives students step-by-step guidance  through the process of using SPSS software to analyse, interpret and  report on data.

This spiral bound text is concise yet detailed,  and is praised for its friendly, practical, and visual pedagogical  approach that focuses on ‘doing’. The illustrated step-by-step examples  work through each statistical procedure and are followed by  interpretation and reporting of results in APA style. Resources for the  instructor include Instructor Manual, PowerPoints, practical exercises  and datasets, revision quizzes, syntax sets, and more.

What's New

    New content – Power Analysis calculations and sample size  calculations are new in SPSS 28. The steps for these calculations and  explanation of the relevant output are included in Chapter 6. The  process is transferable across analysis approaches, therefore students  can apply the teachings in these examples to other options
NEW explanations of the processes in Syntax, in keeping with SPSS 28
Up-to-date with SPSS 28, the latest version of IBM's SPSS Statistics, including automatic calculation for some tests

Features

    A decision tree printed inside the front cover quickly enables the  student to navigate to the correct section of the book based on the data  problem they need to solve
Key concepts are shown in the 'Chapter overview' at the start of each chapter
    Step-by-step instructions and full-colour annotated screen shots  clearly and visually explain each procedure to help students more easily  understand how to use SPSS Statistics version 28
Features in the  text include: tips in the margin that highlight key considerations  about the analysis or give hints that help learners make the best use of  the software; the AKA icons identify where key terms in the text are  commonly described differently in other contexts with the same meaning;  LINK icons direct students to revisit useful topics from other sections  or chapters as they progress through the text; and Try it out icons  refer to the full data sets and syntax files used in the example  (available on instructor website)
Checklists at the end of each analysis chapter remind students of key concerns and steps to complete
Spiral binding means the text can easily be used side-by-side while working on the computer using SPSS Statistical software