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IBM SPSS Statistics 18 Made Simple

• By Paul R. Kinnear, and Colin D. Gray.

Published August 2010

This two-colour new edition of one of the most widely read textbooks in its field introduces the reader to data analysis with the most versatile statistical package on the market: IBM SPSS Statistics 18. Although each new release of SPSS Statistics features new options and improvements, there…
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IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics

Use and Interpretation, Fourth Edition

• By George A. Morgan, Nancy L. Leech, Gene W. Gloeckner and Karen C. Barrett.

Published July 2010

Designed to help students analyze and interpret research data using IBM SPSS, this book describes the use of statistics in user-friendly, non-technical language to show readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design, interpret output, and write about the results. The…
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Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS

• By Ronald H. Heck, Scott L. Thomas and Lynn N. Tabata.

Published April 2010

This is the first book to demonstrate how to use the multilevel and longitudinal modeling techniques available in IBM SPSS Version 18. The authors tap the power of SPSS’s Mixed Models routine to provide an elegant and accessible approach to these models. Readers who have learned statistics using…
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Approaching Multivariate Analysis, 2nd edition

A Practical Introduction

• By Pat Dugard, John Todman and Harry Staines.

Published November 2009

This fully updated new edition not only provides an introduction to a range of advanced statistical techniques that are used in psychology, but has been expanded to include new chapters describing methods and examples of particular interest to medical researchers. It takes a very practical approach…
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A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS

• By Jenifer Larson-Hall.

Published September 2009

This valuable book shows second language researchers how to use the statistical program SPSS to conduct statistical tests frequently done in SLA research. Using data sets from real SLA studies, A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS shows newcomers to both statistics and…
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PASW Statistics 17 Made Simple (replaces SPSS Statistics 17)

• By Paul R Kinnear, and Colin D Gray.

Published July 2009

SPSS is now PASW Statistics! Reflecting the latest developments in statistics software from SPSS Inc., this new edition of one of the most widely read textbooks in its field keeps the reader abreast of the latest improvements in PASW Statistics 17 (the new name for SPSS Statistics 17). This…
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SPSS for Psychologists, Fourth Edition

• By Nicola Brace, Richard Kemp and Rosemary Snelgar.

Published May 2009

The new edition of this best-selling guide carefully leads the user through the process of using SPSS (now called PASW) versions 16 and 17 to analyze psychological data. The authors review the basic issues regarding design and proceed through all of the major statistical techniques used in…
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Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences, Fifth Edition

• By James P. Stevens.

Published February 2009

This best-selling text is written for those who use, rather than develop statistical methods. Dr. Stevens focuses on a conceptual understanding of the material rather than on proving results. Helpful narrative and numerous examples enhance understanding and a chapter on matrix algebra serves as a…
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Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS 14, 15 & 16

A Guide for Social Scientists

• By Alan Bryman, and Duncan Cramer.

Published October 2008

This edition has been completely updated to accommodate the needs of users of SPSS Releases 14, 15 and 16, whilst still being applicable to those using SPSS Releases 10-13. Alan Bryman and Duncan Cramer provide a non-technical approach to quantitative data analysis and a user-friendly introduction…
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SPSS for Intermediate Statistics

Use and Interpretation

• By Nancy Leech, Karen Barrett and George A Morgan.

Published July 2007

This book helps students learn to analyze and interpret research data using SPSS by demonstrating how to compute a variety of statistics covered in intermediate statistics courses. This edition features SPSS 15.0, but it can also be used with SPSS 16 & 17 or earlier versions. Each…
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