SPSS Basics: Techniques for a First Course in Statistics

by Zealure C. Holcomb

Overview

This text takes the guesswork out of using SPSS, with screenshots that show each step for calculating each statistic. It includes extensive coverage of how to format raw SPSS output for inclusion in research reports. End-of-chapter exercises help students master their newly acquired skills. An instructor’s answer key will be included with each complimentary examination copy. New to this edition: This edition includes an abundance of instructional screenshots, all of which have been updated to reflect the new look of IBM SPSS Statistics Version 23. Instructor ancillaries that accompany this text include PowerPoints for classroom instruction, and test banks in text format and importable to Respondus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936523450
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/03/2016
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface to the Sixth Edition, Detailed Contents, Learning Objectives, Chapter 1 Levels of Measurement in SPSS Statistics, Chapter 2Enteringand Saving a Set of Scores(Scale Variable), Chapter 3 Frequency Distribution, Chapter 4 Histogram, Chapter 5 Frequency Polygon, Chapter 6 Mean, Median, and Mode: One Group, Two Scale Variables ,Chapter 7 Mean and Standard Deviation: Two or More Groups, One Scale Variable, Chapter 8 Z-Scores (Standard Scores), Chapter 9 Scattergram, Chapter 10 Correlation Coefficients: The Pearson r and Spearman’s rho, Chapter 11 Simple Linear Regression, Chapter 12 The t Test for a Single Sample Mean, Chapter 13 Paired-Samples t Test, Chapter 14 Independent-Samples t Test, Chapter 15 One-Way ANOVA, Chapter 16 Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test, Chapter 17 Chi-Square Test of Independence, Appendix A Decision Rules for Declaring Statistical Significance, Appendix B Guide to the Information Boxes, Appendix C Changing SPSS Statistics Default Settings