Data Analysis Using Spss for Windows - Version 6 - A Beginner''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor Dr Jeremy Foster is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Speech Therapy at Manchester Metropolitan University. Klappentext SPSS for Windows is the most widely used computer package for analyzing quantitative data. In a clear, readable, non-technical style, this book teaches beginners how to use the program, input and manipulate data, use descriptive analyses and inferential techniques, including: t-tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, nonparametric techniques, and reliability analysis and factor analysis. The author provides an overview of statistical analysis, and then shows in a simple step-by-step method how to set up an SPSS file in order to run an analysis as well as how to graph and display data. He explains how to use SPSS for all the main statistical approaches you would expect to find in an introductory statistics course. The book is written for users of Versions 6 and 6.1, but will be equally valuable to users of later versions. Zusammenfassung This book is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS, one of the most widely used computer package for analysing quantitative data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Aims of this Book The Basics of Statistical Analysis Starting Out Crucial Preliminaries The Data File Merging Data Files Running a Simple Analysis and Obtaining the Output Syntax Files Taking a Preliminary Look at the Data Graphs Ranking and Sorting the Data Changing the Way Data Is Coded and Grouped Selecting Subgroups for Analysis How Many Respondents Gave a Particular Answer? Frequency Data What Is the Average Score? Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Parametric Statistical Tests Comparing Means Correlations and Multiple Regression Analysing Nominal and Ordinal Data Assessing Test Reliability Factor Analysis Obtaining Neat Printouts ...

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Dr Jeremy Foster is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Speech Therapy at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy J Foster, Jeremy J J Foster, Jeremy J. Foster
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.1998
• EAN: 9780761960157
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-6015-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, COMPUTERS / Mathematical & Statistical Software, COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Windows Desktop, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Windows Server, Windows & variants, Microsoft (Windows) operating systems, Social research & statistics, Mathematical & statistical software, Social research and statistics, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Data Visualization, Mathematical and statistical software, COMPUTERS / Database Administration & Management, Data capture and analysis, Data Capture & Analysis