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SPSS 17.0 Statistical Procedures Companion
Marija Norusis

ISBN-10: 0321621417
ISBN-13:  9780321621412

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2010
Format:  Paper; 648 pp
Published:  12/28/2008


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SPSS® 17.0: Statistical Procedures Companion contains tips, warnings, and examples that will help you take advantage of SPSS to better analyze data. This book contains a basic review of the underlying statistical concepts, with an emphasis on the practice of analyzing data. Ideal for both new and experienced users, this companion offers suggestions and strategies for handling the issues that arise when analyzing data.

SPSS 17.0: Statistical Procedures Companion covers all the statistical procedures in the Base system, the Regression Models, and Advanced Models modules. This book also contains introductory chapters on using the software, creating and cleaning data files, testing hypotheses, and describing data.


Features

  • Concise overviews and examples begin each chapter to introduce specific procedures, helping you understand the software and make the most of its capabilities.
  • Tips and warnings help you to avoid common mistakes and work efficiently.
  • Practical discussions explain the statistical background for each procedure.
  • Detailed, integrated instructions make it easy to obtain the output in the book.
  • Diverse examples and data from a wide range of disciplines are included on the Data CD-ROM, which comes with every new copy of this book.
  • This book was reviewed by SPSS Inc., to ensure consistency and accuracy.


New To This Edition

This book has been updated for Release 17.0 of the SPSS software, and includes new screenshots of windows and dialog boxes and changes to the operating procedures.


Table of Contents

Part I

1. Introduction

2. Getting to Know SPSS

3. Introducing Data

4. Preparing Your Data

5. Transforming Your Data

6. Describing Your Data

7. Testing Hypotheses

8. T Tests

9. One-Way Analysis of Variance

10. Crosstabulation

11. Correlation

12. Bivariate Linear Regression

13. Multiple Linear Regression

14. Discriminant Analysis

15. Logistic Regression Analysis

16. Cluster Analysis

17. Factor Analysis

18. Reliability Analysis

19. Nonparametric Tests

20. Ordinal Regression

21. General Loglinear Analysis

 

Part II

22. GLM Univariate

23. GLM Multivariate

24. GLM Repeated Measures

 

Bibliography

Index


Previous Edition(s)

  • SPSS 16.0 Statistical Procedures Companion, 2/E
    Norusis
    ©2009  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 648 pp  |  Out of Print
    ISBN-10: 0136061397  |  ISBN-13: 9780136061397
    Brief Description  |  More Info


Next Edition(s)

  • IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Statistical Procedures Companion
    Norusis & SPSS
    ©2012  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 672 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321748425  |  ISBN-13: 9780321748423
    Brief Description  |  More Info

  • IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Statistical Procedures Companion
    Norusis & SPSS
    ©2012  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 672 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321748425  |  ISBN-13: 9780321748423
    Brief Description  |  More Info

  • PASW Statistics 18 Statistical Procedures Companion
    Norusis & SPSS Inc.
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 656 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321673360  |  ISBN-13: 9780321673367
    Brief Description  |  More Info



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Marija Norušis earned a PhD in biostatistics from the University of Michigan. She was SPSS's first professional statistician. During this time, she wrote her first book, The SPSS Introductory Guide. Since then she has written numerous volumes of highly acclaimed SPSS documentation, and textbooks that demystify statistics and SPSS. Dr. Norušis has been on the faculties of the University of Chicago and Rush Medical College, teaching statistics to diverse audiences. When not working on SPSS guides, Marija analyzes real data as a statistical consultant.

For more detailed information about Dr. Norušis and her SPSS guides, visit her website at www.norusis.com.

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