SPSS for Introductory Statistics : Use and Interpretation

by Morgan, George A.; Leech, Nancy L.; Gloeckner, Gene W.; Barrett, Karen Caplovitz

• ISBN13: 9780805847895
• ISBN10: 0805847898
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: LEA, Inc.

Summary

This book is designed to help students learn to analyze and interpret research data using basic statistics. This new edition features SPSS 12.0 for Windows, but can also be used with versions 10 and 11. Each chapter introduces several related statistics and provides instructions on how to run them and interpret the outputs. The authors describe the use and interpretation of these statistics in a user-friendly, non-technical, jargon-free language. The examples use realistic data from the modified high school and beyond (HSB) and college student datasets, available on the CD in the back of the book. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Variables, Research Problems and Questions	1	(14)
Research Problems
Variables
Research Hypotheses and Questions
A Sample Research Problem: The Modified High School and Beyond (HSB) Study
Interpretation Questions
Data Coding, Entry, and Checking	15	(21)
Plan the Study, Pilot Test, and Collect Data
Code Data for Data Entry
Problem 2.1. Check the Completed Questionnaires
Problem 2.2. Define and Label the Variables
Problem 2.3. Display Your Dictionary or Codebook
Problem 2.4. Enter Data
Problem 2.5. Run Descriptive and Check the Data
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Measurement and Descriptive Statistics	36	(15)
Frequency Distributions
Levels of Measurement
Descriptive Statistics and Plots
The Normal Curve
Interpretation Questions
Understanding Your Data and Checking Assumptions	51	(18)
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Problem 4.1. Descriptive Statistics for the Ordinal and Scale Variables
Problem 4.2. Box Plots for One Variable and Multiple Variables
Problem 4.3. Box Plots Split by a Dichotomous Variable
Problem 4.4. Descriptives for Dichotomous Variables
Problem 4.5. Frequency Tables a few Variables
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Data File Management	69	(11)
Problem 5.1. Count Math Courses Taken
Problem 5.2. Recode and Relabel, Mother's and Father's Education
Problem 5.3. Recode and Compute Pleasure Scale Score
Problem 5.4. Compute Parent's Revised Education with the Mean Command
Problem 5.5. Check for Errors and Normality for a Few Variables
Saving the Updated HSB Data File
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Selecting and Interpreting Inferential Statistics	80	(19)
General Design Classifications for the Difference Questions
Selection of Inferential Statistics
The General Linear Model
Interpreting the Results of a Statistical Test
An Example of How to Select and Interpret Inferential Statistics
Writing About your Outputs
Conclusion
Interpretation Questions
Cross Tabulation, Chi-Square, and Nonparametric Measures of Association	99	(12)
Problem 7.1. Chi-square and Phi (or Cramer's V)
Problem 7.2. Other (Nonparametric) Associational Statistics
Problem 7.3. Cross-tabulation and Eta
Problem 7.4. Cohen's Kappa for Reliability with Nominal Data
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Correlation and Regression	111	(23)
Problem 8.1. Scatterplots to Check Assumptions
Problem 8.2. Bivariate Pearson and Spearman Correlations
Problem 8.3. Correlation Matrix for Several Variables
Problem 8.4. Internal Consistency Reliability with Cronbach's Alpha
Problem 8.5. Bivariate or Simple Linear Regression
Problem 8.6. Multiple Regression
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Comparing Groups with t Tests and Similar Nonparametric Tests	134	(14)
Problem 9.1. One-Sample t Test
Problem 9.2. Independent Samples t Test
Problem 9.3. The Nonparametric Mann-Whitney U Test
Problem 9.4. Paired Samples t Test
Problem 9.5. Using the Paired t Test to Check Reliability
Problem 9.6. Nonparametric Wilcoxon Test for Two Related Samples
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)	148	(58)
Problem 10.1. One-Way (or Single Factor) ANOVA
Problem 10.2. Post Hoc Multiple Comparisons Tests
Problem 10.3. Nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis Test
Problem 10.4. Two-Way (or Factorial) ANOVA
Interpretation Questions
Extra SPSS Problems
Appendices
A. Quick Reference Guide to SPSS Procedures Joan Naden Clay and Laura Jensen	165	(11)
B. Writing Research Problems and Questions	176	(4)
C. Getting Started with SPSS and Printing the Syntax	180	(4)
D. Making Tables and Figures	184	(13)
Don Quick
E. Answers to Odd Numbered Interpretation Questions	197	(9)
For Further Reading	206	(1)
Index	207