Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data

by Samuel B. Green, Neil J. Salkind

For courses in Introductory Statistics and Research Methods courses using SPSS. Using SPSS guides students through the most basic of SPSS techniques using step-by-step descriptions, presents statistical techniques and instruction on how to conduct statistical analyses, and explains in detail how to avoid all the obstacles common in the study of statistics. The development of easy-to-use statistical software like SPSS has changed the way statistics is being taught and learned. Students can make transformations of variables, create graphs of distributions of variables, and select among statistical analyses all at the click of a button. However, even with these advancements, students sometimes still find statistics to be an arduous task. They continue to be faced with many potential obstacles and they might feel overwhelmed and stressed rather than challenged and excited about the potential for mastering these important skills. Samuel Green and Neil Salkind have written a text to specifically address these issues.

480 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2004

About the author

For Samuel B. Green, 1859-1910, forestry, see: Samuel Bowdlear Green

Reviews

[Kat Hooper]

My students liked this book. Well organized, explanations are clear, nice sections on APA style, links to SPSS data included. I'll use this again.

[Shannon]

Really well laid out examples, although I still consult my Statistics for Dummies to understand it all better.

[Melissa Lee-Tammeus]

I did not reed this book by choice and I did not rad all of it, but reluctantly, I admit it did come in handy in order to understand how to use statistical software. What is unfortunate is many times I found myself supplementing what are thought were incredibly general instructions with youtube videos that explained in detail what I was missing. So, if you don't have to buy this book for some gawd-awful statistics class, don't. SAve yourself some money and just use Youtube.