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SPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysis, 2/E
Marija Norusis

ISBN-10: 0136061362
ISBN-13: 9780136061366

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 672 pp
Published: 01/18/2008

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The SPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysis is a friendly introduction to both data analysis and SPSS, the world’s leading desktop statistical software package. Easy-to-understand explanations and in-depth content make this guide both an excellent supplement to other statistics texts and a superb primary text for any introductory data analysis course.  With the SPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysis, you get a jump-start on describing data, testing hypotheses, and examining relationships using SPSS.

 

Author Marija Norušis incorporates a wealth of data, including the General Social Survey and studies of Internet usage, opinions of the criminal justice system, marathon running times, library patronage, and the importance of manners. These data files are supplied with the book and are used throughout the examples and expanded chapter exercises. This unique combination of examples, exercises, and contemporary data gives you hands-on experience in analyzing data and makes learning about data analysis and statistical software relevant, unintimidating, and even fun!

 

Data CD-ROM included.

  • Readers' questions are anticipated and clearly addressed, in special sections scattered throughout the book.
  • To help you focus on the contents, each chapter begins with a set of questions which are discussed in the chapter
  • Data sets from many disciplines are analyzed
  • Detailed instructions are given for obtaining all of the output in the book
  • Statistical concept and data analysis exercises are included with each chapter
  • SPSS Inc. staff review the book for accuracy

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    The book has been updated for release 16 of the software, including new screenshots of windows and dialog boxes and changes to the operating procedures.

     

    Contents at a glance:

    Part 1   Getting started with SPSS:

    Setting up a data file; using the online tutorial and Help system; evaluating strategies for acquiring data

    Part 2   Describing Data:

    Histograms, bar charts, stem and leaf plots, boxplots; scatterplots; tables and summary statistics

    Part 3   Testing Hypotheses:

    One sample t-test; paired and two sample t-tests; oneway and twoway analysis of variance; chi-square tests; nonparametric tests

    Part 4   Examining Relationships:

    Measures of association; linear regression and correlation; multiple regression; examining residuals and other diagnostics

    Appendices

    Include detailed instructions for producing charts with SPSS, and a thorough overview of the facilities for transforming and selecting data prior to analysis.

     

      <>The SPSS 15.0 Guide to Data Analysis is a friendly introduction to both data analysis and SPSS, the world’s leading desktop statistical software package. Easy-to-understand explanations and in-depth content make this guide both an excellent supplement to other statistics texts and a superb primary text for any introductory data analysis course.  With the SPSS 15.0 Guide to Data Analysis, you get a jump-start on describing data, testing hypotheses, and examining relationships using SPSS.

       

      Author Marija Norušis incorporates a wealth of data, including the General Social Survey and studies of Internet usage, opinions of the criminal justice system, marathon running times, library patronage, and the importance of manners. These data files are supplied with the book and are used throughout the examples and expanded chapter exercises. This unique combination of examples, exercises, and contemporary data gives you hands-on experience in analyzing data and makes learning about data analysis and statistical software relevant, unintimidating, and even fun!

       

      A data CD-ROM is included with this book.


      For additional information, go to http://www.norusis.com.  This site offers a detailed Table of Contents, features, examples included in the book, and a sample chapter for download.

    • 0131593897SPSS 15.0 Guide to Data Analysis
      Norusis
      © 2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 672 pages | Instock
      ISBN-10: 0131593897 | ISBN-13: 9780131593893
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    Marija Norušis earned a Ph.D. in biostatistics from the University of Michigan. She was SPSS's first professional statistician. McGraw-Hill published her first book, The SPSS Introductory Guide. Since then she has written numerous volumes of highly acclaimed SPSS documentation, and textbooks that demystify statistics and SPSS. Dr. Norušis has been on the faculties of the University of Chicago and Rush Medical College, teaching statistics to diverse audiences. When not working on SPSS guides, Marija analyzes real data as a statistical consultant.


    For those whose Lithuanian is rusty:
    "Marija" is pronounced "Maria," not "Mar-eye-ja."
    "Norušis" is pronounced "Norooshis," not "Neurosis."

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