SPSS Statistics: A Practical Guide,
4th Edition

Peter Allen, Kellie Bennett, Brody Heritage

ISBN-13: 9780170421140
Copyright 2019 | Published
352 pages | List Price: USD $64.00

SPSS is enormously powerful – and challenging to learn. This popular handbook lets you get hands-on with the statistical procedures you need. Full colour screen shots, step-by-step guidance and examples with annotated outputs help you learn. Created for students of psychology, marketing and research in any discipline. An essential and practical guide to using the latest version of IBM SPSS Statistics.

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Inside front cover 3 decision trees
1 Getting started with SPSS Statistics
2 Working with data
3 Summarising and displaying data
4 One sample t Test
5 Independent samples t Test
6 Paired samples t Test
7 One-way between groups ANOVA
8 Factorial between groups ANOVA
9 One-way repeated measures ANOVA and Mixed Model ANOVA
10 One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
11 Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)
12 Correlation
13 Multiple regression
14 Logistic regression
15 Factor analysis
16 Reliability analysis
17 Non-parametric procedures
18 Working with syntax

  • Peter Allen

    Peter Allen was Lecturer in the School of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. He was formerly a lecturer at Curtin University where he taught research methods and statistics to undergraduate students, working with them to solve problems and answer practical questions using IBM SPSS Statistics. Peter's main areas of research interest are online behaviour, online research methods, and research methods pedagogy.

  • Kellie Bennett

    Dr Kellie Bennett is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Western Australia. Kellie teaches in the medical and dental programmes, supervises postgraduate students and has provided statistical advice for a number of large research projects. Kellie’s main research interests include psychological aspects of mental health, medical communication, developmental consequences of substance use, and related statistical analysis and research methodology.

  • Brody Heritage

    Brody is a Senior Research Fellow at the Fraser Mustard Centre. Previously Brody has worked in research and teaching roles at the psychology disciplines of Curtin University from 2012-2015 and Murdoch University from 2015-2021 in Western Australia, and his research focuses on surveying instrument development and validation in the space of wellbeing and protective factors. Brody’s enthusiasm towards quantitative data analysis has led to co-authoring two (now three!) textbooks for tertiary students on how to conduct and interpret data analysis, which have been used in hundreds of undergraduate courses in Australia.

  • Up to date with latest version of IBM SPSS Statistics

  • NEW full-colour annotated screen shots clearly and visually explain each procedure to help students more easily understand how to use IBM SPSS Statistics version 25

  • Explore the online resources by following the NEW CourseMate Express margin icon at the beginning of each chapter. Find datasets and more

  • NEW coverage of Bayesian analysis in Section 5.5. Bayesian Independent Sample Inference

  • NEW sections on moderation and mediation in chapter 13, 'Multiple regression', cover the purpose of mediation and moderation, and provide illustrated examples of both approaches

  • Download the data and syntax sets used in the examples from CourseMate Express. Look out for the NEW 'Try it out' icons and follow the step-by-step guide

  • Identify the key concepts that the chapter covers with the 'Chapter overview' at the start of each chapter

  • Step-by-step instructions and NEW full-colour annotated screen shots clearly and visually explain each procedure to help students more easily understand how to use SPSS Statistics version 25

  • Checklists at the end of each analysis chapter remind students of key concerns and steps to complete

  • A decision tree printed inside the front cover quickly guides users to appropriate procedures for their circumstances

  • APA style results sections demonstrate exactly how research findings can be clearly communicated in reports, assignments and poster presentations

  • Tips in the margin highlight key considerations about the analysis or give hints that help learners make the best use of the software

  • Spiral binding means the text can easily be used side-by-side while working on the computer using SPSS Statistical software

  • The AKA icons indicate where key terms could be described differently in other resources

  • 'Follow the LINK' icons to revisit useful topics from other chapters as readers progress through the text

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