A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS

by Jenifer Larson-Hall

This valuable book shows second language researchers how to use the statistical program SPSS to conduct statistical tests frequently done in SLA research. Using data sets from real SLA studies, A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS shows newcomers to both statistics and SPSS how to generate descriptive statistics, how to choose a statistical test, and how to conduct and interpret a variety of basic statistical tests. It covers the statistical tests that are most commonly used in second language research, including chi-square, t-tests, correlation, multiple regression, ANOVA and non-parametric analogs to these tests. The text is abundantly illustrated with graphs and tables depicting actual data sets, and exercises throughout the book help readers understand concepts (such as the difference between independent and dependent variables) and work out statistical analyses. Answers to all exercises are provided on the book’s companion website, along with sample data sets and other supplementary material.

440 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2009

Reviews

[Jenifer Larson-Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you work in Second Language Acquisition and you don't know how to do statistics, this is the book for you! I'm currently working on a revised version that will bring together SPSS and R into one book. I'll be updating the book according to Cumming's New Statistics as well.