SPSS Survival Guide

Introduction and overview 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 Factor analysis Part five: Statistical techniques to compare groups 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 Non-parametric statistics Appendix Recommended references Index.