An Introductory Guide to SPSS® for Windows® [Paperback]

Eric L. Einspruch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1412904153 | ISBN-13: 978-1412904155 | Edition: 2nd

An Introductory Guide to SPSS® for Windows®, Second Edition develops SPSS skills using sample programs illustrating how to conduct the analyses typically covered in an introductory statistics course. Throughout the book, data are analyzed and SPSS output are interpreted in the context of research questions. Boldface text is used to indicate operations or choices the reader will need to make when running SPSS. Exercises are also included, with solutions provided in the appendix. This Second Edition has been updated to SPSS Version 12.0, and includes new SPSS features, including how to recode data using the Visual Bander and how to read text data using the Text Import Wizard.

Editorial Reviews

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"I want to commend the author for including a chapter on using the SPSS manuals, I would not have thought of this addition, and the information helps the reader go on to learn the more complex components of SPSS." 

(Laura Myers )

"The book is a nice blend of written instructions and examples of using the SPSS programs. This book does not overwhelm the student or instructor and gives the most inexperienced user confidence about using SPSS and conducting data analysis. I absolutely love this type of book." 

(Laurie J. Walter )

"[This book] . . . is an excellent additional tool to SPSS manual and tutorial on line. The written samples and instructions clearly help the students as well as the faculty members to enter and analyze the data." 

(Madeleine A. Hellman, Ph.D. ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Eric L. Einspruch is a Senior Research Associate and Project Director at RMC Research Corporation in Portland, Oregon. He received his B.A. with an emphasis in human ecology from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and his M.S.Ed. in counseling psychology and his Ph.D. in educational research and evaluation from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Much of his experience with large-scale data analysis was acquired while working in the Office of Institutional Research at Miami-Dade Community College. He has taught courses in statistical methods and in computer applications in educational research. He is currently involved in the evaluation of school-based and community-based social service programs. His publications have appeared in the Florida Journal of Educational Research, International Journal of Early Childhood, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Drug Education, Journal of Primary Prevention, Psychotherapy in Private Practice, and Reaching Today’s Youth. He is active in the Oregon Program Evaluators Network, a local affiliate of the American Evaluation Association, serving as charter Secretary in 1999 and 2000 and as President in 2003.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 2nd edition (March 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412904153
• ISBN-13: 978-1412904155
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming: Using Syntax for Data Management, February 10, 2008

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This review is from: An Introductory Guide to SPSS® for Windows® (Paperback)

Purchased for a class.
Well written text; clear and precise language with easy to follow examples. However, it is greatly over priced. Would recommend for anyone who has never used SPSS, but not for others. The $50 spent on this text would have been better spent towards another book on SPSS.