Visual Approach to SPSS for Windows A Guide to SPSS 15. 0

Name: Visual Approach to SPSS for Windows A Guide to SPSS 15. 0
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ISBN: 9780205546954

ISBN-10: 0205546951

ISBN-13: 9780205546954

Edition: 2008

Authors: Leonard Stern

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"A Visual Approach to SPSS for Windows "is the first text of its kind to employ what the author refers to as " visual sequencing" to teach student how to use SPSS. All of the datasets used in the book are available for download on the text website. Courses in Statistics or Research Methods.

Book details

List price: $57.60
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/30/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English




The Basics



Starting and Exiting SPSS


Starting SPSS


Exiting SPSS


Using the Tutorial for More Information


Exercise for Chapter 1



Entering and Saving Data


Entering Data Using the Keyboard


Entering Data from an SPSS Data File


Entering Data from an Excel File


Entering Data from a Text or Data file


Saving Data


Exercises for Chapter 2



Modifying Data in the Data Editor


Changing the Content of a Data Cell


Inserting a Variable


Removing a Variable


Inserting a Case


Removing a Case


Copying and Pasting Data


Exercises for Chapter 3



Defining Variables' Properties


Naming Variables and Declaring their Types


Labeling Variables


Assigning Values for Categorical Numeric Variables


Adjusting Column Widths and Number of Columns in Data View


Exercises for Chapter 4



Printing Data from the SPSS Data Editor


Printing the Entire File


Printing a Portion of the File


Exercises for Chapter 5



The SPSS Viewer


Producing and Working with Output


Inserting Text in the Viewer


Printing the Output Visible in the Contents Pane


Exercises for Chapter 6



Describing the Distribution of a Single Variable



The Frequencies Procedure


Information Obtained by Inspecting a Frequency Distribution


Key Properties of Distributions


Using the Frequencies Procedure


Interpreting the Output


Options for the Frequencies Program


Graphing Distributions


Exercises for Chapter 7



Other Procedures for Obtaining Descriptive Measures


Descriptives


Explore


Case Summaries


Means


A Summary of the Special Features of Each Procedure


Exercises for Chapter 8



Analyzing Relations Between Variables



Chi Square Test of Independence


Purpose of the Analysis


Preparing Data for the Analysis


Requesting the Analysis


Interpreting the Output


Reporting the Results


Exercises for Chapter 9



Bivariate Linear Regression


Purpose of the Analysis


Preparing Data for the Analysis


Requesting the Analysis


Interpreting the Output


Checking Underlying Assumptions