Introduction to SPSS in Psychology

Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer   Introduction to SPSS in Psychology For Version 16 and earlier   Fourth Edition   "Precise and rigorous but at the same time practical and helpful" Professor James A Hampton, City University   A much greater emphasis on simplicity of presentation, explanation and clear step-by-step examples makes this new edition an essential student-friendly resource Chad Shepherd, Student, London South Bank University, UK   The text is student friendly and utilises real data sets, providing step-by-step illustrations and screenshots. This textbook makes light work of both the basic features and the more advanced elements of SPSS. Mary Low, St AndrewsUniversity      Introduction to SPSS in Psychology, fourth edition, makes using SPSS for the analysis of data quick and simple.  It offers the most comprehensive coverage of statistical techniques and how SPSS can handle and manipulate all kinds of data. Just follow the screenshots and commentary in order to carry out a perfect analysis for the simplest or most complex data. At every step, the user is helped by clear advice and suggestions from authors familiar with the problems that users of SPSS may have.  The fourth edition provides new and extended coverage of what needs to be known about each statistical and data analysis procedure. The user is guided through what kinds of data to enter and how; the SPSS steps needed to complete the analysis; and how to understand and write-up the results of the analysis.  In no time, users will gain confidence that they understand a full range of statistical techniques and how to use them in practice.   Key features          Offers detailed and user-friendly guidance on the full range of statistical techniques required at all levels of research          Explains step by step how to enter, analyse and interpret data using SPSS          Gives detail about what to report and how to report it   New to the fourth edition          Features an extended discussion of what each statistical technique involves; when it is used; when it shouldnt be used; the sorts of data required for the analysis; and common problems that cause users difficulty          Offers an improved structure to help users navigate the chapters more quickly and effectively          Includes new chapters on MANOVA and discriminant function analysis as well a...