Main description:

This practical, reader-friendly text will help you conduct statistical analyses using PASW Statistics by SPSS (version 18.0). Drawing on relevant examples from a range of disciplines, it introduces and then visually guides you through a range of common SPSS/PASW Statistics procedures. For each procedure it illustrates the full data analytic process: from setting up the data file, through assumption and hypothesis testing, to interpreting and reporting of results. New to this edition! A decision tree helps you find the right research procedure. Handily located inside the front cover, it's an easy reference for any research project.

Contents:

Preface 1. Getting started with PASW statistics 2. Working with data 3. Summarising and displaying data 4. One sample t test 5. Independent samples t test 6. Paired samples t test 7. One-way between groups ANOVA 8. Factorial between groups ANOVA 9. One-way repeated measures ANOVA 10. One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) 11. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) 12. Correlation 13. Multiple regression 14. Factor analysis 15. Reliability analysis 16. Non-parametric procedures 17. Working with syntax References Index