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

This book is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS, one of the most widely used computer package for analysing quantitative data.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

This book is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS, one of the most widely used computer package for analysing quantitative data.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy J Foster, Jeremy J. Foster
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.1998
• EAN: 9780761960164
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-6016-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); 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