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Ready, Set, Go! A Student Guide to SPSS® 13.0 and 14.0 for Windows®

by: Pavkov, Thomas; Pierce, Kent

Ready, Set, Go! A Student Guide to SPSS® 13.0 and 14.0 for Windows®

by: Pavkov, Thomas; Pierce, Kent

ISBN 13: 9780073126654
ISBN 10: 0073126659
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/21/2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Summary

This guide features concise instructions for accessing and using SPSS for Windows.Ready, Set, Go!is more than a reference book for versions 13.0 and 14.0; through ten guided assignments, students learn about statistical analysis of data while also learning the steps in the research process. The students are guided through assignments such as using frequency distributions, performing the t test, using the one-way ANOVA procedure, computing a correlation, and computing chi-square function.

Preface

iii

ASSIGNMENT 1

(1)

Learning the Basics of SPSS

(1)

Starting SPSS

(1)

Loading a File

(2)

Using the Open File Window

(4)

The Pull-Down Menus

(1)

Examining Data Using the Data View

(1)

Defining Data Using the Variable View

(3)

Viewing SPSS Output

(1)

Printing SPSS Output

(3)

Existing SPSS

(1)

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 2

Looking at Frequency Distributions and Descriptive Statistics

Using the Frequencies Procedure

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 3

Presenting Data in Graphic Form

Producing Graphs

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 4

Testing Research Hypotheses for Two Independent Samples

Performing the Independent-Samples T Test Procedure

Picking Test and Grouping Variables

Interpreting the Output

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 5

Testing Research Hypotheses About Two Related Samples

The Research Question and Design

The Hypotheses

Executing the Paired-Samples T Test Procedure

Interpreting the Output

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 6

Comparing Independent Samples with One-Way ANOVA

Performing the One-Way ANOVA Procedure

Choosing and Defining Your Variables

Performing Post Hoc Tests

Interpreting the Results from the One-Way ANOVA Procedure

Interpreting the Post Hoc Tests

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 7

Comparing Related Samples with GLM-Repeated Measures ANOVA

The Research Question and Design

The Hypotheses

Performing the General Linear Model--Repeated Measures Procedure

Interpreting the Output

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 8

Measuring the Simple Relationship Between Two Variables

Choosing the Correlate Procedure

Choosing Your Variables

Plotting the Data

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 9

Describing the Linear Relationship Between Two Variables

The Research Question

Choosing the Regression Procedure

Choosing Your Variables

Interpreting the Output

On Your Own

ASSIGNMENT 10

Assessing the Association Between Two Categorical Variables

Performing the Crosstabs Procedure

Interpreting the Chi-Square and Crosstabs Output

On Your Own

APPENDIX

Entering Data Using Programs Other Than SPSS

Using a Text Editor to Enter Data

Fixed-Width Format

Delimited Format

Loading Text Datafiles with the Text Import Wizard

Using a Spreadsheet to Enter Data

Using a Database to Enter Data

Using the Database Wizard

Datasets

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