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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. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Introduction to SPSS in Psychology

• Introduction to SPSS in Psychology


• Introduction to SPSS in Psychology


• Summary of contents


• Contents


• Guided tour


• Introduction


• Authors? acknowledgements


• Publisher?s acknowledgements


• Part 1 Introduction to SPSS in Psychology


• CHAPTER 1 Brief introduction to statistics


• Overview


• 1.1 Basic statistical concepts essential in SPSS analyses


• 1.2 Basic research designs: comparative versus correlational designs


• Comparative designs


• Correlational design


• 1.3 Different types of variables in statistics


• Types of variables


• Alternative traditional classification system


• Importance of deciding the types of variables involved


• 1.4 Descriptive and inferential statistics compared


• Difference between descriptive and inferential statistics


• 1.5 Related versus unrelated designs


• 1.6 Quick summaries of statistical analyses


• Succinct methods of reporting statistics


• Confidence intervals versus point statistics


• 1.7 Which procedure or test to use


• CHAPTER 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


• Data


• Analysis


• Output


• Part 2 Descriptive statistics


• CHAPTER 3 Describing va