Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics

by Andy Field

With its unique combination of humour and step-by-step instruction, this award-winning book is the statistics lifesaver for everyone. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities.


• Flexible coverage to support students across disciplines and degree programmes
• Can support classroom or lab learning and assessment
• Analysis of real data with opportunities to practice statistical skills
• Highlights common misconceptions and errors
• A revamped online resource that uses video, case studies, datasets, testbanks and more to help students negotiate project work, master data management techniques, and apply key writing and employability skills
• Covers the range of versions of IBM SPSS Statistics©.

All the online resources above (video, case studies, datasets, testbanks) can be easily integrated into your institution′s virtual learning environment or learning management system. This allows you to customize and curate content for use in module preparation, delivery and assessment.

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About the author

Andy Field is Professor of Child Psychopathology at the University of Sussex. He has published over 70 research papers, 27 book chapters, and 17 books mostly on child emotional development and statistics.

He is the founding editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology and has been an associate editor and editorial board member for the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, Cognition and Emotion, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review and Research Synthesis Methods.

His ability to make statistics accessible and fun has been recognized with local and national teaching awards (University of Sussex, 2001; the British Psychological Society, 2007), a prestigious UK National Teaching Fellowship (2010), and the British Psychological Society book award (2006). He adores cats, and loves to listen to and play very heavy music. He lives in Brighton with his wonderful wife Zoë and Fuzzy the cat.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can say with confidence that I hated this book. I have always enjoyed statistics, which is why I was surprised and disappointed that a book written at such a basic, almost juvenile level would be assigned in a master’s program. Instead of guiding the reader toward a deeper appreciation of statistical concepts, the author often takes a condescending tone, as if assuming we are not capable of engaging with the material on a serious intellectual level. This approach not only underestimates the reader’s ability but also undermines the subject matter itself...we are not children

[Ria Moe · Rating 2 out of 5]

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