A Simple Guide to SPSS for Windows Versions

Readers will find this no-nonsense, streamlined book teaches them everything they need to know about the new SPSS for Windows, Versions 8.0 and 9.0. This guide gives readers just enough information and instruction to effectively use SPSS for Windows to perform such procedures at stem-and-leaf displays, t-test, multiple regressions, and scatterplots. In addition, it makes learning the SPSS program simple. The authors wrote the book to cover what the first-time or casual user needs to know to conduct data analysis in SPSS at the level of an introductory statistics course in psychology.

PART 1 How to Use SPSS for Windows

1

(16)

Introduction to SPSS for Windows

2

(3)

A Quick Tour of the Screen

2

(1)

Using SPSS for Windows: Overview

3

(2)

Entering Data and Naming Variables

5

(4)

Entering the Data

5

(2)

Naming the Variables

7

(2)

Specifying Analyses Using the Point-and-Click Method

9

(2)

Specifying Analyses Using the Syntax Method

11

(3)

Executing (``Running'') the Analysis

11

(1)

Some General Notes on SPSS Commands

12

(1)

Errors

13

(1)

Viewing and Manipulating Output

14

(3)

Viewing Output

15

(1)

Editing Output

15

(1)

Printing Output

15

(1)

Saving Output

16

(1)

Exiting SPSS for Windows

16

(1)

PART 2 Procedures

17

(87)

Frequency Distributions and Descriptive Statistics

18

(7)

Sample Problem

18

(1)

Analysis

18

(3)

Output

21

(4)

One-Sample t-Test

25

(4)

Sample Problem

25

(1)

Analysis

25

(2)

Output

27

(2)

Independent-Samples t-Test

29

(5)

Sample Problem

29

(1)

Analysis

30

(2)

Output

32

(2)

Dependent-Samples (Matched-Pairs, Paired Samples) t-Test

34

(4)

Sample Problem

34

(1)

Analysis

35

(1)

Output

36

(2)

One-Way Between-Groups (Independent Groups) ANOVA

38

(11)

Sample Problem

38

(2)

Analysis

40

(5)

Output

45

(4)

Two-Way Between-Groups (Independent Groups) ANOVA

49

(9)

Sample Problem

49

(1)

Analysis

50

(4)

Output

54

(4)

One-Way Within-Subjects (Repeated Measures) ANOVA

58

(10)

Sample Problem

58

(1)

Analysis

59

(3)

Output

62

(6)

Two-Way Mixed (Between-Within) ANOVA

68

(7)

Sample Problem

68

(2)

Analysis

70

(1)

Output

71

(4)

Correlations

75

(5)

Sample Problem

75

(1)

Analysis

76

(2)

Output

78

(2)

Simple Regression

80

(8)

Sample Problem

80

(1)

Analysis

80

(3)

Output

83

(5)

Multiple Regression

88

(10)

Sample Problem

88

(2)

Analysis

90

(3)

Output

93

(5)

Chi-Square Test of Independence

98

(6)

Sample Problem

98

(1)

Analysis

99

(2)

Output

101

(3)

Appendix A: Saving and Retrieving Files

104

(4)

Appendix B: Data Transformations

108

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A Simple Guide to SPSS for Windows Versions 8.0 and 9.0

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