Dr Jeremy Foster is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Speech Therapy at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Aims of this Book The Basics of Statistical Analysis Starting Out Crucial Preliminaries The Data File Merging Data Files Running a Simple Analysis and Obtaining the Output Syntax Files Taking a Preliminary Look at the Data Graphs Ranking and Sorting the Data Changing the Way Data Is Coded and Grouped Selecting Subgroups for Analysis How Many Respondents Gave a Particular Answer? Frequency Data What Is the Average Score? Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Parametric Statistical Tests Comparing Means Correlations and Multiple Regression Analysing Nominal and Ordinal Data Assessing Test Reliability Factor Analysis Obtaining Neat Printouts
`In terms of content and style this is very much an undergraduate text. I am impressed by the clarity of writing and explanation and I see no reason why this book will not be accessible to any student who uses SPSS' - Andy Field, Royal Holloway, University of London ` This book is meant to teach beginners the operation of SPSS for windows. The language is lucid. One's questions on the data are answered, the commands are explained and the outputs shown....I was marvelled when I finished reading the text' - Psychology in Africa