SPSS 16. 0 Guide to Data Analysis

by Norusis, Marija

• ISBN13: 9780136061366
• ISBN10: 0136061362
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

TheSPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysisis a friendly introduction to both data analysis and SPSS, the worldrs"s leading desktop statistical software package. Easy-to-understand explanations and in-depth content make this guide both an excellent supplement to other statistics texts and a superb primary text for any introductory data analysis course. With theSPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysis, you get a jump-start on describing data, testing hypotheses, and examining relationships using SPSS. Author Marija Noruscaron;is incorporates a wealth of data, including the General Social Survey and studies of Internet usage, opinions of the criminal justice system, marathon running times, library patronage, and the importance of manners. These data files are supplied with the book and are used throughout the examples and expanded chapter exercises. This unique combination of examples, exercises, and contemporary data gives you hands-on experience in analyzing data and makes learning about data analysis and statistical software relevant, unintimidating, and even fun! Data CD-ROM included.

Table of Contents

Contents at a glance

Getting started with SPSS

Setting up a data file

using the online tutorial and Help system

evaluating strategies for acquiring data

Describing Data:Histograms, bar charts, stem and leaf plots, boxplots

scatterplots

tables and summary statistics

Testing Hypotheses:One sample t-test

paired and two sample t-tests

oneway and twoway analysis of variance

chi-square tests

nonparametric tests

Examining Relationships:Measures of association

linear regression and correlation

multiple regression

examining residuals and other diagnostics

Appendices Include detailed instructions for producing charts with SPSS, and a thorough overview of the facilities for transforming and selecting data prior to analysis

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.