Customer Reviews

SPSS for Windows Step-by-Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 14.0 update (7th Edition)

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As a first time user of SPSS, I was easily able to set up a data file using this reference book. It is very clearly written, easy to understand, and I think much better than the Pallant "SPSS Survival Manual" which I also purchased.

Compared to so many of the other editions, this one (14th) seems to have most of the basics down and helps out quite a few people. For those thrust into the world of SPSS especially, this is a template that seems straight from the choirs of e-heaven. The format makes it REALLY easy to use: I've prepped a lot of programs by using manuals before, but most of them don't include pictures of what the screen should look like. Mallery fixes that omission, connecting all the dots and hitting so many functions of SPSS right on its virtual head.

Included are three sections: (1) A Simple Guide and Reference, (2) Base System Module, and Advanced and Regression Modules.
The first is basically an overview, how to make files and manage data, and how to create grapgs.
The second covers Frequencies, descriptive stats, crosstabulation, bivariate correlation, T Tesing, 1,2,and 3 way ANOVAs, Simple and Multiple Regression, some Nonparametrics, Reliability Analysis, Factor, Cluster, and Discriminant Analysis.
The final part covers Manova and Mancova, Repeated Measures Anova, Logistic Regression, Loglinears, and Residuals.

While this isn't EVERYTHING, it certainly is quite a bit to be walked through hand-in hand and makes things a lot easier. The picture guide is especially good if you are shaky about something, and this book does what a lot of books promise - it helps.

This book provides the real deal when working with SPSS 13.0. It is a little intimidating to work with, but so far it has answered many questions.

Overall a decent text however getting to know the material can become confusing at times. Once you have gotten pass the "learning" phase (the first few chapters) the rest of the book does not appear as frustrating.

The book came to me quickly and just in the condition it had stated.