A Simple Guide to SPSS, Version 14.0

by Kirkpatrick, Lee A.; Feeney, Brooke C.

• ISBN13: 9780495318637
• ISBN10: 0495318639
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Featuring just the right amount of information and instruction, Kirkpatrick and Feeney's no-nonsense, streamlined guide provides a thorough introduction to Version 14.0 of the powerful SPSS software. With this guide, students can learn how to use SPSS to perform all of the statistical procedures covered by a typical introductory statistics text--from histograms and descriptive statistics through correlation, regression, t-tests, and analysis of variance. Writing for students who need to use SPSS to complete homework problems or to conduct statistical analysis for a research project, Kirkpatrick and Feeney keep their explanations as simple and practical as possible.

Table of Contents

PART 1 How to Use SPSS for Windows	1	(16)
Introduction to SPSS for Windows	2	(3)
A Quick Tour of the Screen	2	(1)
Using SPSS for Windows: Overview	3	(2)
Entering Data and Naming Variables	5	(4)
Entering the Data	5	(2)
Naming the Variables	7	(2)
Specifying Analyses Using the Point-and-Click Method	9	(2)
Specifying Analyses Using the Syntax Method	11	(3)
Executing (``Running'') the Analysis	11	(1)
Some General Notes on SPSS Commands	12	(1)
Errors	13	(1)
Viewing and Manipulating Output	14	(3)
Viewing Output	15	(1)
Editing Output	15	(1)
Printing Output	15	(1)
Saving Output	16	(1)
Exiting SPSS for Windows	16	(1)
PART 2 Procedures	17	(86)
Frequency Distributions and Descriptive Statistics	18	(7)
Sample Problem	18	(1)
Analysis	18	(3)
Output	21	(4)
One-Sample t-Test	25	(4)
Sample Problem	25	(1)
Analysis	25	(2)
Output	27	(2)
Independent-Samples t-Test	29	(5)
Sample Problem	29	(1)
Analysis	30	(2)
Output	32	(2)
Dependent-Samples (Matched-Pairs, Paired Samples) t-Test	34	(4)
Sample Problem	34	(1)
Analysis	35	(1)
Output	36	(2)
One-Way Between-Groups (Independent Groups) ANOVA	38	(11)
Sample Problem	38	(2)
Analysis	40	(5)
Output	45	(4)
Two-Way Between-Groups (Independent Groups) ANOVA	49	(9)
Sample Problem	49	(1)
Analysis	50	(4)
Output	54	(4)
One-Way Within-Subjects (Repeated Measures) ANOVA	58	(10)
Sample Problem	58	(1)
Analysis	59	(3)
Output	62	(6)
Two-Way Mixed (Between-Within) ANOVA	68	(7)
Sample Problem	68	(2)
Analysis	70	(1)
Output	71	(4)
Correlations	75	(5)
Sample Problem	75	(1)
Analysis	76	(2)
Output	78	(2)
Simple Regression	80	(7)
Sample Problem	80	(1)
Analysis	80	(3)
Output	83	(4)
Multiple Regression	87	(10)
Sample Problem	87	(2)
Analysis	89	(3)
Output	92	(5)
Chi-Square Test of Independence	97	(6)
Sample Problem	97	(1)
Analysis	98	(2)
Output	100	(3)
Appendix A: Saving and Retrieving Files	103	(3)
Appendix B: Data Transformations	106