This supplementary book for the social, behavioral, and health sciences helps readers with no prior knowledge of IBM® SPSS® Statistics, statistics, or mathematics learn the basics of SPSS. Designed to reduce fear and build confidence, the book guides readers through point-and-click sequences using clear examples from real scientific research and invites them to replicate the findings. Relevant outcomes are provided for reference, and exercises at the end of Chapters 2 - 5 provide additional practice. After reading the book and using the program, readers will come away with a basic knowledge of the most commonly used procedures in statistics.
Chapter 1: Statistics Program SPSS
What Is SPSS?
The Purpose of SPSS
Structure of the Book
Fictitious Data Set
Using the Windows in SPSS
Using SPSS Windows
SPSS File Types
Chapter 2: SPSS Files
Introduction
Open SPSS Files
Create and Modify Data Files
Load Excel Files
Save SPSS Files
Assignments
Chapter 3: Data Modifications
Introduction
Recode Variables
Create New Variables
Select Cases
Split Files
Assignments
Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics
Introduction
Frequency Tables
Pie Charts
Boxplots
Graphs With Chart Builder
Contingency Tables
Export to Word Processing Programs
Assignments
Chapter 5: Inferential Statistics
Introduction
Associations in Contingency Tables
Binomial Test for a Proportion
One Sample t-test
t-Test for Comparing Two Groups
Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Regression Analysis
References
Assignments
