SPSS Statistics: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition

SPSS Statistics: A Practical Guide gives students step-by-step guidance through the process of using SPSS software to analyse, interpret and report on data.

This spiral bound text is concise yet detailed, and is praised for its friendly, practical, and visual pedagogical approach that focuses on ‘doing’. The illustrated step-by-step examples work through each statistical procedure and are followed by interpretation and reporting of results in APA style. Resources for the instructor include Instructor Manual, PowerPoints, practical exercises and datasets, revision quizzes, syntax sets, and more.

What’s New

New content – Power Analysis calculations and sample size calculations are new in SPSS 28. The steps for these calculations and explanation of the relevant output are included in Chapter 6. The process is transferable across analysis approaches, therefore students can apply the teachings in these examples to other options
NEW explanations of the processes in Syntax, in keeping with SPSS 28
Up-to-date with SPSS 28, the latest version of IBM’s SPSS Statistics, including automatic calculation for some tests

Features

A decision tree printed inside the front cover quickly enables the student to navigate to the correct section of the book based on the data problem they need to solve
Key concepts are shown in the ‘Chapter overview’ at the start of each chapter
Step-by-step instructions and full-colour annotated screen shots clearly and visually explain each procedure to help students more easily understand how to use SPSS Statistics version 28
Features in the text include: tips in the margin that highlight key considerations about the analysis or give hints that help learners make the best use of the software; the AKA icons identify where key terms in the text are commonly described differently in other contexts with the same meaning; LINK icons direct students to revisit useful topics from other sections or chapters as they progress through the text; and Try it out icons refer to the full data sets and syntax files used in the example (available on instructor website)
Checklists at the end of each analysis chapter remind students of key concerns and steps to complete
Spiral binding means the text can easily be used side-by-side while working on the computer using SPSS Statistical software