Publisher's Synopsis
The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with the SPSS data analysis software.
In this fully revised edition of her bestselling text, Julie Pallant guides you through the entire research process, helping you choose the right data analysis technique for your project. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, Julie discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques. She outlines each technique clearly, with step-by-step procedures for performing the analysis, a detailed guide to interpreting SPSS output and an example of how to present the results in a report.
Statistical techniques covered include:
- Descriptive statistics
- Correlation
- Multiple regression
- Logistic regression
- Factor analysis
- T-tests
- Analysis of variance
- Multivariate analysis of variance
- Analysis of covariance
- Non-parametric tests
