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PASW Statistics 17 Made Simple (replaces SPSS Statistics 17) is the latest edition of one of the most widely read textbooks in its field.
As usual, every effort has been made to maintain the friendly, practical and informal style of earlier editions, while at the same time keeping the reader abreast of the latest improvements in PASW Statistics 17 from SPSS.
Each statistical technique is presented in a realistic research context and is fully illustrated with screen shots of PASW dialog boxes and output.
The book also provides guidance on the choice of statistical techniques and advice (based on the APA guidelines) on how to report the results of statistical analyses.
The first chapter sets the scene with a survey of typical research situations, key terms and advice on the choice of statistical techniques. It also provides clear signposts to where each technique can be found in the body of the book.
The next chapters introduce the reader to the use of PASW Statistics 17, showing how to enter data and describe a distribution both statistically and graphically, using the powerful capabilities of the Chart Builder.
Each of the remaining chapters concentrates on one particular kind of research situation and the statistical techniques that are appropriate.
Where necessary, the coverage has been extended to include topics in which our readers have expressed particular interest: for example, in the previous edition, there was detailed consideration of the analysis of multiple responses; there was also more advice about the use of PASW Statistics control language, or syntax.
In the present edition, the advice on the use of syntax has been extended to show the reader how to use the improved PASW Statistics 17 syntax editor.
There is advice on the use of syntax to run follow-up tests for simple effects following a significant interaction in ANOVA. While being updated and expanded to cover new features, the book will continue to be useful to readers with earlier versions of SPSS.
In summary, PASW Statistics 17 Made Simple:
- Gets you started with PASW Statistics 17.
- Shows you how to run an exploratory data analysis (EDA) using PASW Statistics' extensive graphics and data-handling menus.
- Reviews the elements of statistical inference.
- Helps you to choose appropriate statistical techniques.
- Warns you of the pitfalls arising from the misuse of statistics.
- Shows you how to report the results of a statistical analysis.
- Shows you how to use syntax to implement some useful procedures and operations.
- Has a comprehensive index, which allows you to find a topic by several different routes.
- Has a comprehensive glossary.
In a further innovation, PASW Statistics 17 Made Simple is accompanied by instructor resources, including exercises, a PowerPoint lecture course and a multiple-choice question bank.