SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 11.0 Update (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Darren George (Author), Paul Mallery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 19, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0205375529 | ISBN-13: 978-0205375523 | Edition: 4

This book is designed to simplify the process of data analysis using SPSS. The clarity of this book is established by the use of more than 200 screen shots, clear writing, and more than 500 step-by-step boxes that show how to accomplish any procedure in SPSS one step at a time. Students, even novices, can independently learn from this comprehensive and straightforward treatment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 edition (August 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205375529
• ISBN-13: 978-0205375523
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,694,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Computers & Technology > Databases > Beginning & Introductory

More About the Author

Darren George is currently a professor of Psychology at Canadian University College where he teaches personality psychology, social psychology, pre-marital counseling, and research methods. He received his M.A. in Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fullerton; and his Ph.D. in Psychology at UCLA with emphases in personality psychology, social psychology, and measurement & psychometrics. Dr George is the researcher and author of numerous journal articles and presentations dealing with relational success, helping behavior, the influence of types of music on personality and others. Dr. George is the author of SPSS for Windows Step by Step, an academic best seller published in three languages, in its 10thth edition and distributed in eighty countries. He and his wife Elizabeth E. George, M.A. co-authored The Compatibility Code: An Intelligent Woman's Guide to Dating and Marriage. As an athlete, he was an Olympic Trials finalist in the marathon and MVP of the 30 Km. National Championship Team.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential to making SPSS painless, November 16, 2003

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B. Gray (Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 11.0 Update (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This book has been an essential tool for me, both for wandering in the world of statistics, and specifically SPSS. I've worked with the book from its earlier stages, and the consistency and updates are appreciated. It's an excellent reference for those who use SPSS regularly or casually. The book politely avoids labelling readers as dummies, but really, the book goes into very simple steps, as well as illustrations for a new user, but at the same time has shortcuts, and easy references for regular users. I'm not sure if the "Dummies" series has an SPSS manual, but I think that this book exceeds the "Dummies" series by being easy to use, follow, and read. A must have for any research. I've met with George, and this is a man that knows the methods and the program. No technical jargon, just simple straightforwards answers about SPSS. The only drawback...color would be nice, but of course, the price would increase...so don't worry about it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great help!, September 21, 2004

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Mya Martin-Glenn (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 11.0 Update (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This is a very good step-by-step book for conducting data analysis with SPSS. Even though I now have SPSS 12 and I think they are releasing version 13 soon, most of the instructions are still the same.