Fundamental Statistics for Social Research: Step-by-Step Calculations and Computer Techniques Using SPSS for Windows
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Overview
An updated version of Introducing Statistics for Social Research (1994), this volume describes when to apply, how to calculate and how to interpret a comprehensive selection of statistical procedures used in social science. Ranging from chi-square and thet-test to analysis of covariance and multiple regression, Duncan Cramer shows how to calculate these procedures by hand as well as with the computer program SPSS for Windows. Fundamental Statistics for Social Research covers a wider choice of statistics and includes
tests not normally found in introductory texts.
Synopsis
This accessible introduction to statistics using the program SPSS for Windows explains when to apply and how to calculate and interpret a wide range of statistical procedures commonly used in the social sciences. Keeping statistical symbols and formulae to a minimum and using simple examples, this book:
* assumes no prior knowledge of statistics or computing
* includes a concise introduction to the program SPSS for Windows
* describes a wider range of tests than other introductory texts
* contains a comprehensive range of exercises with answers
Fundamental Statistics for Social Research covers SPSS Release 6 for Windows 3.1 and Release 7 for Windows 95. It will prove an invaluable introductory statistics text for students, and a useful resource for graduates and professionals engaged in research in the social sciences.