Introductory Statistics Using SPSS
“I think that this is a very useful, and more appropriately a very user-friendly way of presenting statistics to folks that are not particularly interested in learning every nuance of statistics.”Ellen P. McCannGeorge Mason University“It follows closely the approach I take to teaching statistics: half the time spent in the classroom teaching concepts and half time in the computer lab applying those concepts to the statistical analysis of a dataset using SPSS. Since our students have only one semester to learn statistics at the undergraduate level, I place less emphasis on formulae and more on applying the concepts and interpreting output.”Holly JohnsonUniversity of Ottawa“A textbook like this is exactly what we need. Our class focuses on the application of statistics concepts/procedures using SPSS.”Dazhi YangBoise State University“For me, the most impressive aspect of the text is the accompanying features. In particular, the online tutorials are great. They are potentially useful inside and outside of the classroom. I believe that if students simply know that they have a website to go to for assistance, much of the apprehension that goes along with learning a new data analysis program will be eradicated.”Matthew CostelloUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln“This textbook is comprehensive in helping students grasps the importance of understanding how to conduct the appropriate statistical tests with different variables (continuous or categorical), levels of measurement, and nature of data (normal vs. skewed) using SPSS. Each chapter has numerous practice questions for students to hone their practice skills using SPSS. The audio visual links are added bonus to this book as students can return to the recorded information on conducting certain statistical analyses.”Martha VungkhanchingCalifornia State University-Fresno(USEditorialReviews)