For courses in Statistics and Research Methods. Student Friendly, Step-by-Step Approach. Designed to be hands-on with the user performing the analyses alongside on their computer as they read through each chapter. Without question, statistics is one of the most challenging courses for students in the social and behavioral sciences. Enrolling in their first statistics course, students are often apprehensive or extremely anxious toward the subject matter. And while SPSS is one of the more easy-to-use statistical software programs available, for anxious students who realize they not only have to learn statistics but also new software, the task can seem insurmountable. Keenly aware of students' anxiety with statistics (and the fact that this anxiety can affect performance), Ronald Yockey has written SPSS Demystified: A Step-by -Step Guide to Successful Data Analysis, 2/e. Through a comprehensive, step-by-step approach, this text is consistently and specifically designed to both alleviate anxiety toward the subject matter and build a successful experience analyzing data in SPSS. both alleviate anxiety toward the subject matter and build a successful experience analyzing data in SPSS.
This text helps teach students how to 'do' social science, by showing how compelling social issues can be explored and better understood, analysing social data. Aimed at beginners, it uses the social science professional standard, SPSS.
Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS for Windows: A Guide for Social Scientists
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SPSS Manual for the Basic Practice of Statistic
SPSS Survival Manual: A Step by Step Guide to Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows (Version 12)
Using SPSS for Windows: Analyzing and Understanding Data
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Designed for use by novice computer users, this text begins with the basics, such as starting SPSS, defining variables, and entering and saving data. * All major statistical techniques covered in beginning statistics classes are included: ...
All data sets used in this book are available for download on the companion website: www.ablongman.com/george8e, saving you the time of entering data.
"The second edition of Social Statistics has been reformatted, fully updated, and revised with new examples and new GSS data.