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Introduction to SPSS in Psychology, 7th edition is the essential step by step guide to SPSS for students taking their first course in statistics. This well-established text provides a clear and comprehensive coverage of how to carry out statistical analyses using SPSS. Full colour SPSS screenshots, clear explanation and a wide ranging coverage make it the perfect companion for students who want to be able to analyse data with confidence.

Introduction to SPSS in Psychology

• Half-Title Page


• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• Summary of contents


• Contents


• Guided tour


• Introduction


• Acknowledgements


• Part 1 Introduction to SPSS in Psychology


• 1 Brief introduction to statistics


• Overview


• 1.1 Basic statistical concepts essential in SPSS analyses


• 1.2 Basic research designs: comparative versus correlational designs


• 1.3 Different types of variables in statistics


• 1.4 Descriptive and inferential statistics compared


• 1.5 Related versus unrelated designs


• 1.6 Quick summaries of statistical analyses


• 1.7 Which procedure or test to use


• 2 Basics of SPSS data entry and statistical analysis


• Overview


• 2.1 What is SPSS?


• 2.2 Accessing SPSS


• 2.3 Entering data


• 2.4 Moving within a window with the mouse


• 2.5 Moving within a window using the keyboard keys with the mouse


• 2.6 Saving data to memory device


• 2.7 Opening up a data file


• 2.8 Using ?Variable View? to create and label variables


• 2.9 More on ?Data View?


• 2.10 Simple statistical calculation with SPSS


• 2.11 SPSS output


• Summary of SPSS steps for a statistical analysis


• Part 2 Descriptive statistics


• 3 Describing variables tabularly


• Overview


• 3.1 What are tables?


• 3.2 When to use tables


• 3.3 When not to use tables


• 3.4 Data requirements for tables


• 3.5 Problems in the use of tables


• 3.6 Data to be analysed


• 3.7 Entering summarised categorical or frequency data by weighting


• 3.8 Percentage frequencies


• 3.9 Interpreting the output


• 3.10 Reporting the output


• Summary of SPSS steps for frequency tables