Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh : Analyzing and Understanding Data

by Green, Samuel B.; Salkind, Neil J.

• ISBN13: 9780131890251
• ISBN10: 0131890255
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Will help anyone use SPSS to successfully analyze data, interpret results, and describe findings.This complete introductory guide to SPSS has been thoroughly updated for the software's latest versions for Windows and Macintosh. It has also been revised throughout for greater accessibility, simplicity, and ease of use. The book provides step-by-step walkthroughs of every basic SPSS and statistical technique, along with tips, examples, exercises, and extensive pedagogical support designed to promote rapid learning. Coverage includes: mastering the SPSS interface; creating and working with data files; defining and creating variables; working with data, charts, and output; univariate descriptive statistics; univariate and multivariate analyses; correlation, regression, and discriminate analysis; scaling and nonparametric procedures; and more.For everyone who wants to master the latest versions of SPSS. SPSS is used in a wide range of markets, including psychology and other areas of scientific research; marketing and surveys; financial services and insurance; education; government; telecommunications; and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introducing SPSS

Getting Started with SPSS

Starting SPSS

The SPSS Main Menus and Toolbar

Using SPSS Help

A Brief SPSS Tour

Creating and Working with Data Files

Defining Variables

Entering and Editing Data

Inserting and Deleting Cases and Variables

Selecting, Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Data

Printing and Exiting an SPSS Data File

Exporting and Importing SPSS Data

Validating SPSS Data

Working with Data

Finding Values, Variables, and Cases

Recoding Data and Computing Values

Sorting, Transposing, and Ranking Data

Splitting and Merging Files

Working with SPSS Charts and Output for Windows

Creating an SPSS Chart

Enhancing SPSS Charts

Using the Viewer and Pivot Tables

Working with SPSS Charts and Output for Macintosh

Creating an SPSS Chart

Enhancing SPSS Charts

Using the Viewer and Pivot Tables

Working with SPSS Procedures

Creating Variables and Computing Descriptive Statistics

Creating Variables

Univariate Descriptive Statistics for Qualitative Variables

Univariate Descriptive Statistics for Quantitative Variables

t Test Procedures

One-Sample t Test

Paired-Samples t Test

Independent-Samples t Test

Univariate and Multivariate Analysis-of-Variance Techniques

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Two-Way Analysis of Variance

One-Way Analysis of Covariance

One-Way Multivariate Analysis of Variance

One-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance

Two-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance

Correlation, Regression, and Discriminant Analysis Procedures

Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient

Partial Correlations

Bivariate Linear Regression

Multiple Linear Regression

Discriminant Analysis

Scaling Procedures

Factor Analysis

Internal Consistency Estimates of Reliability

Item Analysis Using the Reliability Procedure

Nonparametric Procedures

Binomial Test

One-Sample Chi-Square Test

Two-Way Contingency Table Analysis Using Crosstabs

Two Independent-Samples Test: The Mann-Whitney U Test

K Independent-Samples Tests: The Kruskal-Wallis and the Median Tests

Two Related-Samples Tests: The McNemar, the Sign, and the Wilcoxon Tests

K Related-Samples Tests: The Friedman and the Cochran Tests

Data for Crab Scale and Teacher Scale

Methods for Controlling Type I Error across Multiple Hypothesis Tests

Selected Answers to Lesson Exercises

References

Index

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