SPSS for Intermediate Statistics : Use and

This book is designed to help students learn to analyse and interpret research data using intermediate statistics. The new edition features SPSS 12.0 for Windows, but can also be used with versions 10 and 11.

Preface

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Introduction and Review of Basic Statistics With SPSS

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Variables

Research Hypotheses and Research Questions

A Sample Research Problem: The Modified High School and Beyond (HSB) Study

Research Questions for the Modified HSB Study

Frequency Distributions

Levels of Measurement

Descriptive Statistics

Conclusions About Measurement and the Use of Statistics

The Normal Curve

Interpretation Questions

Data Coding and Exploratory Analysis (EDA)

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Rules for Data Coding

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

Statistical Assumptions

Checking for Errors and Assumptions With Ordinal and Scale Variables

Using Tables and Figures for EDA

Transforming Variables

Interpretation Questions

Extra Problems

Selecting and Interpreting Inferential Statistics

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Selection of Inferential Statistics

The General Linear Model

Interpreting the Results of a Statistical Test

An Example of How to Select and Interpret Inferential Statistics

Review of Writing About Your Outputs

Conclusion

Interpretation Questions

Several Measures of Reliability

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Problem 4.1: Cronbach's Alpha for the Motivation Scale

Problems 4.2 & 4.3: Cronbach's Alpha for the Competence and Pleasure Scales

Problem 4.4: Test-Retest Reliability Using Correlation

Problem 4.5: Cohen's Kappa With Nominal Data

Interpretation Questions

Extra Problems

Exploratory Factor Analysis and Principal Components Analysis

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Problem 5.1: Factor Analysis on Math Attitude Variables

Problem 5.2: Principal Components Analysis on Achievement Variables

Interpretation Questions

Extra Problems

Multiple Regression

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Problem 6.1: Using the Simultaneous Method to Compute Multiple Regression

Problem 6.2: Simultaneous Regression Correcting Multicollinearity

Problem 6.3: Hierarchical Multiple Linear Regression

Interpretation Questions

Logistic Regression and Discriminant Analysis

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Problem 7.1: Logistic Regression

Problem 7.2: Hierarchical Logistic Regression

Problem 7.3: Discriminant Analysis (DA)

Interpretation Questions

Factorial Anova and Ancova

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Problem 8.1: Factorial (2-Way) Anova

Problem 8.2: Post Hoc Analysis of a Significant Interaction

Problem 8.3: Analysis of Covariance (Ancova)

Interpretation Questions

Extra Problems

Repeated Measures and Mixed Anovas

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The Product Data Set

Problem 9.1: Repeated Measures Anova

Problem 9.2: The Friedman Nonparametric Test for Several Related Samples

Problem 9.3: Mixed Anova

Interpretation Questions

Multivariate Analysis of Variance (Manova) and Canonical Correlation

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Problem 10.1: GLM Single-Factor Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Problem 10.2: GLM Two-Factor Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Problem 10.3: Mixed Manova

Problem 10.4: Canonical Correlation

Interpretation Questions

Appendices

A. Quick Reference Guide to SPSS Procedures

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Joan Naden Clay

C. Getting Started with SPSS

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D. Making Figures and Tables

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Don Quick

E. Answers to Odd Numbered Interpretation Questions

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For Further Reading

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Index

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