This supplementary book for the social, behavioral, and health sciences helps readers with no prior knowledge of IBM® SPSS® Statistics, statistics, or mathematics learn the basics of SPSS. Designed to reduce fear and build confidence, the book guides readers through point-and-click sequences using clear examples from real scientific research and invites them to replicate the findings. Relevant outcomes are provided for reference, and exercises at the end of Chapters 2 – 5 provide additional practice. After reading the book and using the program, readers will come away with a basic knowledge of the most commonly used procedures in statistics.
Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1: Statistics Program SPSS
What Is SPSS?
The Purpose of SPSS
Structure of the Book
Fictitious Data Set
Using the Windows in SPSS
Using SPSS Windows
SPSS File Types
Chapter 2: SPSS Files
Introduction
Open SPSS Files
Create and Modify Data Files
Load Excel Files
Save SPSS Files
Assignments
Chapter 3: Data Modifications
Introduction
Recode Variables
Create New Variables
Select Cases
Split Files
Assignments
Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics
Introduction
Frequency Tables
Pie Charts
Boxplots
Graphs With Chart Builder
Contingency Tables
Export to Word Processing Programs
Assignments
Chapter 5: Inferential Statistics
Introduction
Associations in Contingency Tables
Binomial Test for a Proportion
One Sample t-test
t-Test for Comparing Two Groups
Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Regression Analysis
References
Assignments
Circa l’autore
Anneke Matthijssen (MSc in Educational Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) first had a career as a medical analyst. During her study and after graduating from the Radboud University, she was involved in teaching statistics. Since 2008 she has been working as a policy adviser/institutional researcher in the Strategy and Development Department at Radboud University. In this position, Matthijssen provides the board and faculties with management information on education and research. She is also chairwoman of the Dutch Association for Institutional Researchers in which policy advisers of all Dutch universities are organized.
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