TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pallant,Julie
TI  - SPSS survival manual: a step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS 
SN  - 9780335242399 (spiral-bound) :
AV  - QA276.4 
U1  - 519.50285536 PAL 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Maidenhead
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - SPSS for Windows
KW  - PASW (computer file)
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Psychological testing & measurement
KW  - thema
KW  - Mathematical & statistical software
N1  - Previous ed.: Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2007; Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part One: Getting started  Designing a study  Preparing a codebook   Getting to know SPSS   Part Two: Preparing the data file  Creating a data file and entering data   Screening and cleaning the data   Part Three: Preliminary analyses   Descriptive statistics   Using graphs to describe and explore the data   Manipulating the data   Checking the reliability of a scale   Choosing the right statistic   Part Four: Statistical techniques to explore relationships among variables  Correlation   Partial correlation   Multiple regression   Logistic regression   Factor analysis   Part Five: Statistical techniques to compare groups   Non-parametric statistics   T-tests   One-way analysis of variance   Two-way between-groups ANOVA   Mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance   Multivariate analysis of variance   Analysis of covariance   Appendix: Details of data files
N2  - 'SPSS Survival Manual' throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this data analysis software. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, the author discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques
ER  -