This is a complete guide to statistics and SPSS for social science students. Statistics with SPSS for Social Science provides a step-by-step explanation of all the important statistical concepts, tests and procedures. It is also a guide to getting started with SPSS, and includes screenshots to illustrate explanations. With examples specific to social sciences, this text is essential for any student in this area.
This is because SPSS is one of the most popular of the many statistical packages currently available.
The Seventh Edition reflects SPSS® Version 25.0 and incorporates the latest results from the General Social Survey (GSS) as a secondary data set.
Introduction to Statistics and SPSS in Psychology guides the reader carefully and concisely up the statistics staircase to success. Each step is supported by helpful visuals as well as advice...
Keeping statistical symbols and formulae to a minimum and using simple examples, this book: * assumes no prior knowledge of statistics or computing * includes a concise introduction to the program SPSS for Windows * describes a wider range ...
The text draws on research on the teaching and learning of statistics, Incorporates real-world research, and integrates examples throughout the chapters.
Requiring no hand calculations, this highly applied book helps readers “get the story” from their data. They learn by doing, completing practice exercises at the end of each chapter.
This new edition is accompanied by a collection of rich and versatile datasets drawn from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), which offers a huge variety of international social science data from over 30 countries.
Designed for the complete novice, this title guides you through a sample analysis of survey data and shows you step-by-step how to use SPSS to complete it.
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Imagine a line drawn to connect the tops of the bars in the graph in Figure 3.4b, and notice the bell shape of this line. When data form a bell shape, it is said to resemble a “normal” distribution. When data are organized into ...