SPSS Explained

Perry R. Hinton, a psychologist, has worked for over twenty-five years in four universities in the UK, in positions ranging from lecturer to Head of Department. He has taught in the areas of cognitive and social psychology, and research methods and statistics, primarily to psychology and communication and media students; but also to a wide range of students studying nursing, social work, linguistics, philosophy and education. He has written four textbooks and edited the Psychology Focus series for Routledge. Isabella McMurray is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. She has taught in a range of areas, primarily within psychology, including developmental psychology and qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis. She undertakes consultancy and training in research methods and analysis with local authorities and charities, including working with social workers, probation services, education services and road safety teams. Charlotte Brownlow is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She has taught in a range of areas, primarily within psychology, including developmental and social psychology and qualitative and quantitative research methods.

1 Introduction 2 Data Entry 3 Descriptive Statistics 4 Illustrative Statistics 5 Introduction to Statistical Testing 6 t Tests 7 Introduction to Analysis of Variance (General Linear Model) 8 One Factor Analysis of Variance 9 Two Factor Analysis of Variance 10 Multivariate Analysis of Variance 11 Nonparametric Two Sample Tests 12 Non-parametric k Sample Tests 13 Chi-square Test of Independence and Goodness of Fit 14 Linear Correlation and Regression 15 Multiple Regression and Multiple Correlation 16 Introduction to Factor Analysis 17 Using SPSS to Analyse Questionnaires: Reliability