Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, (Third Edition)

✍ Scribed by Andy Field

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 857
• Series: Introducing Statistical Methods series
• Edition: 3rd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written in his vivid and entertaining style, Andy Field provides students with everything they need to understand, use and report statistics-at every level-in the Third Edition of Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Retaining the strong pedagogy from previous editions, he makes statistics meaningful by including playful examples from everyday student life (among other places), creating a gateway into the often intimidating world of statistics. In the process, he presents an opportunity for students to ground their knowledge of statistics through the use of SPSS.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
S Title......Page 2
Student comments......Page 3
Title......Page 4
ISBN 978-1-84787-907-3......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 20
How To Use This Book......Page 25
Acknowledgements......Page 29
Symbols used in this bok......Page 32
Some maths revision......Page 34
1 Why is my evil lecturer forcing me to learn statistics?......Page 36
2 Everything you ever wanted to know about statistics (well, sort of)......Page 66
3 The SPSS environment......Page 96
4 Exploring data with graphs......Page 122
5 Exploring assumptions......Page 166
6 Correlation......Page 201
7 Regression......Page 232
8 Logistic regression......Page 299
9 Comparing two means......Page 351
10 Comparing several means: ANOVA (GLM 1)......Page 382
11 Analysis of covariance, ANCOVA (GLM 2)......Page 430
12 Factorial ANOVA (GLM 3)......Page 456
13 Repeated-measures designs(GLM 4)......Page 492
14 Mixed design ANOVA (GLM 5)......Page 541
15 Non-parametric tests......Page 574
16 Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)......Page 619
17 Exploratory factor analysis......Page 662
18 Categorical data......Page 721
19 Multilevel linear models......Page 760
Epilogue: Life After Discovering Statistics......Page 814
Glossary......Page 816
Appendix......Page 832
References......Page 844
Index......Page 851