Using SPSS: An Interactive Hands-on Approach

Includes index

This practical book can be used as a supplementary text or as a self-help guide through which the reader can learn to use SPSS on their own and at his or her own pace. The book uses statistics to teach SPSS, by interacting with the software and learning by inquiry and discovery. The book covers descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and building graphs. Key Features Introduces each chapter with list of objectives indicating what will be learnt in the chapter, and after Chapter 3 the topics can be read in any order Provides easy to follow bulleted instructions, with items the reader should click on in boldface, and other important terms in italic Offers plentiful screenshots showing readers step-by-step where to enter data and other information Includes nonparametric tests in the same chapters as their related parametric tests, helping readers more quickly find the information they need