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Abstract
The bestselling guide to SPSS is back.
SPSS for Psychologists is the definitive guide to IBM SPSS. Combining unbeatable coverage with a tested, accessible style, this book provides you with a step-by-step guide to the software and equips you with the knowledge you need to succeed. Whether you're new to statistical analysis, or a more experienced researcher in need of a refresher, this book is an essential resource that you'll return to time and time again.
The sixth edition of SPSS for Psychologists (and everybody else):
- Is compliant with SPSS version 23, and backward-compatible with previous versions of the software
- Has been fully updated and revised throughout, and now provides coverage of syntax
- Features a brand-new, reader-friendly layout that makes navigation even easier than before
- Offers a sophisticated range of video tutorials, along with sample exercises, datasets and other useful resources
Nicola Brace is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University, UK.
Richard Kemp is Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Rosemary Snelgar is Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Westminster, UK.
I found the book very clear and intuitive in both its layout and writing style. The step-by-step walkthroughs and figures will prove invaluable to both undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology students alike in trying to navigate SPSS. The writing style reaches a good balance of being not overly technical or patronising to the reader!' – Dr Jonathan Catling, University of Birmingham, UK
'As always, a thorough guide for undergraduate students. Lots of illustrations with useful comments that will make it easier for students to understand why they are doing what they are doing, and pitched at the right level – academic rigour perfectly balanced with student-friendly language. The authors have a knack for making complex concepts accessible. The complementary exercises are an added asset.' – Dr Ana Fernández, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
'An excellent introductory text which provides essential support for beginners and experienced users of SPSS. The style is clear, coherent, and authoritative. The narrative helpfully guides readers through all aspects of SPSS. Alongside data sets, the authors provide detailed examples, thorough explanations, helpful annotations, and guidance on result reporting. The range of tests included is impressive. These features make SPSS for Psychologists a superior and essential text for both student and instructors.' – Dr Neil Dagnall, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
'This is the perfect textbook for students who lack confidence in using SPSS. The clear way it is written and the clearly labelled screenshots make this a must.' - Noella McAra, Abertay University
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Cover | Cover | ||
Contents | vii | ||
Preface | x | ||
Acknowledgements | xiii | ||
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 | ||
Section 1: Psychological research and SPSS | 1 | ||
Section 2: Guide to the statistical tests covered | 11 | ||
Section 3: Working with SPSS | 12 | ||
Section 4: Starting SPSS | 14 | ||
Section 5: How to exit from SPSS | 16 | ||
Chapter 2 Data entry in SPSS | 18 | ||
Section 1: The Data Editor window | 18 | ||
Section 2: Defining a variable in SPSS | 19 | ||
Section 3: Entering data | 30 | ||
Section 4: Saving a data file | 32 | ||
Section 5: Opening a data file | 34 | ||
Section 6: Data entry exercises | 36 | ||
Section 7: Answers to data entry exercises | 38 | ||
Section 8: Checking and cleaning data files | 40 | ||
Chapter 3 Exploring and cleaning data in SPSS | 42 | ||
Section 1: Descriptive statistics | 42 | ||
Section 2: The Descriptives command | 43 | ||
Section 3: The Viewer window | 46 | ||
Section 4: The frequencies command | 50 | ||
Section 5: The Explore command | 54 | ||
Section 6: Using descriptive statistics to check your data | 62 | ||
Section 7: Introducing graphing in SPSS | 66 | ||
Section 8: Chart Builder | 68 | ||
Section 9: Graphboard Template Chooser | 73 | ||
Chapter 4 Data handling | 78 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to data handling | 78 | ||
Section 2: Sorting a file | 79 | ||
Section 3: Splitting a file | 81 | ||
Section 4: Selecting cases | 83 | ||
Section 5: Recoding values | 87 | ||
Section 6: Computing new variables | 92 | ||
Section 7: Counting values | 95 | ||
Section 8: Ranking cases | 96 | ||
Section 9: Data transformation | 99 | ||
Section 10: Data file for scales or questionnaires | 105 | ||
Chapter 5 Tests of difference for oneand two-sample designs | 108 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to t-tests | 108 | ||
Section 2: The one-sample t-test | 109 | ||
Section 3: The independent t-test | 112 | ||
Section 4: The paired t-test | 119 | ||
Section 5: An introduction to nonparametric tests of difference | 124 | ||
Section 6: The Mann–Whitney test | 124 | ||
Section 7: The Wilcoxon test | 127 | ||
Chapter 6 Tests of correlation and bivariate regression | 132 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to tests of correlation | 132 | ||
Section 2: Producing a scattergram | 133 | ||
Section 3: Pearson’s r : parametric test of correlation | 141 | ||
Section 4: Spearman’s rs: nonparametric test of correlation | 145 | ||
Section 5: Comparing the strength of correlation coefficients | 148 | ||
Section 6: Brief introduction to regression | 151 | ||
Section 7: Bivariate regression | 152 | ||
Chapter 7 Tests for nominal data | 161 | ||
Section 1: Nominal data and dichotomous variables | 161 | ||
Section 2: Chi-square test versus the chi-square distribution | 163 | ||
Section 3: The goodness of fit chi-square | 163 | ||
Section 4: the multidimensional chi-square | 164 | ||
Section 5: The McNemar test for repeated measures | 179 | ||
Chapter 8 Analysis of variance | 187 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to analysis of variance (ANOVA) | 187 | ||
Section 2: One-way between-subjects ANOVA, planned and unplanned comparisons, and nonparametric equivalent | 198 | ||
Section 3: Two-way between-subjects ANOVA | 213 | ||
Section 4: One-way within-subjects ANOVA, planned and unplanned comparisons, and nonparametric equivalent | 221 | ||
Section 5: Two-way within-subjects ANOVA | 231 | ||
Section 6: Mixed ANOVA | 240 | ||
Chapter 9 Multiple regression | 249 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to multiple regression | 249 | ||
Section 2: Standard or simultaneous method of multiple regression | 258 | ||
Section 3: Sequential or hierarchical method of multiple regression | 266 | ||
Section 4: Statistical methods of multiple regression | 272 | ||
Chapter 10 Analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of variance | 276 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to analysis of covariance | 276 | ||
Section 2: Performing analysis of covariance on SPSS | 279 | ||
Section 3: An introduction to multivariate analysis of variance | 288 | ||
Section 4: Performing multivariate analysis of variance on SPSS | 291 | ||
Chapter 11 Discriminant analysis and logistic regression | 299 | ||
Section 1: Discriminant analysis and logistic regression | 299 | ||
Section 2: An introduction to discriminant analysis | 301 | ||
Section 3: Performing discriminant analysis using SPSS | 303 | ||
Section 4: An introduction to logistic regression | 314 | ||
Section 5: Performing logistic regression on SPSS | 315 | ||
Chapter 12 Factor analysis, and reliability and dimensionality of scales | 322 | ||
Section 1: An introduction to factor analysis | 322 | ||
Section 2: Performing a basic factor analysis using SPSS | 331 | ||
Section 3: Other aspects of factor analysis | 343 | ||
Section 4: Reliability analysis for scales and questionnaires | 348 | ||
Section 5: Dimensionality of scales and questionnaires | 353 | ||
Chapter 13 Using syntax and other useful features of SPSS | 358 | ||
Section 1: The Syntax window | 358 | ||
Section 2: Syntax examples | 366 | ||
Section 3: Getting help in SPSS | 369 | ||
Section 4: Option settings in SPSS | 373 | ||
Section 5: Printing from SPSS | 375 | ||
Section 6: Incorporating SPSS output into other documents | 377 | ||
Section 7: SPSS and Excel: importing and exporting data files | 379 | ||
Appendix | 382 | ||
Glossary | 395 | ||
References | 413 | ||
Index | 415 |