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Using SPSS for Windows:

analyzing and understanding data
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Prentice Hall, 1997 - Business & Economics - 494 pages
Covering the major procedures in-depth, this fine new book provides a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS. With extensive documentation, this book has a hands-on approach to all the relevant procedures needed to develop a proficiency in the use of SPSS. The presentation of the material is bolstered by numerous informative illustrations and a wealth of relevant and insightful applied examples. Chapter material and data sets are contained on disk to facilitate involvement and practice.This book is extensively illustrated to heighten interest and increase understanding. It presents detailed, step-by-step descriptions of procedures and methods of using SPSS as well as ample documentation. It contains numerous exercises to test student proficiency while aiding in review and reinforcing concepts and principles in the book, and provides a number of real life examples to show the relevant applications for the procedures being discussed. Chapter material and data sets on disk are offered. There is a user friendly approach with a number of strong pedagogical features which include chapter objectives, chapter summaries, marginal notes, discussion questions, worked examples, charts, graphs, diagrams and tables.

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Review: Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data

User Review  - Kat Hooper - Goodreads

My students liked this book. Well organized, explanations are clear, nice sections on APA style, links to SPSS data included. I'll use this again. Read full review

Review: Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data

User Review  - Shannon - Goodreads

Really well laid out examples, although I still consult my Statistics for Dummies to understand it all better. Read full review

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Contents

Creating and Working with Data Files
29
Working with Data
71
Working with SPSS Charts and Output
97
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About the author (1997)

Green teaches at the University of Kansas.

Neil J. Salkind is Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas where he taught in the Department of Educational Psychology for more than 35 years. His interest is in writing about statistics and research methods in an informative, non-intimidating and non-condescending way and is also the author of "Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics", "Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (the Excel Edition), Excel Statistics - a Quick Guide, "and the recently edited" Encyclopedia of Research Design.

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