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Unrivaled in the way it makes the teaching of statistics compelling and accessible to even the most anxious of students, the only statistics textbook you and your students will ever need just got better! Andy Field′s comprehensive and bestselling Discovering Statistics Using SPSS 4th Edition takes students from introductory statistical concepts through very advanced concepts, incorporating SPSS throughout. The Fourth Edition focuses on providing essential content updates, better accessibility to key features, more instructor resources, and more content specific to select disciplines. It also incorporates powerful new digital developments on the textbook′s companion website.

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I think this is a really good starting point for teaching stats – from assuming students knows nothing about and taking them gradually to a more advanced understanding. The book is – very helpfully- full of interesting examples and engaging style of writing. I like it that the book has several ‘levels of difficulty’ and engages both with practical stats and theory. The book I believe is targeted at UG students mainly, but some chapters can be recommended to MA students on research methods courses provided that they know nothing about statistics – the book is written in a very accessible manner which means that it can satisfy the need of international students in terms of level of difficulty and language (and business programmes normally have a lot of international students at MA level). The explanations are logically organized and explained in a lucid and clear manner. Little features like ‘faces’ I believe would make the book more attractive to UG students. I think self-test questions and the tasks at the end of chapter are very helpful, as well as the real world data and (often humorous) examples. My course is MA so I am not adopting this book for a course as a main text, but I may recommend it to students who are completely unfamiliar with statistics. -- Maria Karepova

Andy Field has done it again. The fourth edition of Discovering Statistics will transform students who approach statistics with fear and loathing into adroit statistics users who understand key statistical concepts. Field’s book is a practical ‘how to’ guide for conducting and understanding basic and advanced statistical analyses using IBM SPSS Statistics. The book is geared toward behavioural and social sciences researchers at all levels – from undergraduates taking their very first statistics course, to postgraduates. -- JoNell Strough ― Psychology Learning and Teaching

About the Author

Andy Field is Professor of Quantitative Methods at the University of Sussex. He has published widely (100+ research papers, 29 book chapters, and 17 books in various editions) in the areas of child anxiety and psychological methods and statistics. His current research interests focus on barriers to learning mathematics and statistics.

He is internationally known as a statistics educator. He has written several widely used statistics textbooks including Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (winner of the 2007 British Psychological Society book award), Discovering Statistics Using R, and An Adventure in Statistics (shortlisted for the British Psychological Society book award, 2017; British Book Design and Production Awards, primary, secondary and tertiary education category, 2016; and the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers Award for innovation in publishing, 2016), which teaches statistics through a fictional narrative and uses graphic novel elements. He has also written the adventr and discovr packages for the statistics software R that teach statistics and R through interactive tutorials.

His uncontrollable enthusiasm for teaching statistics to psychologists has led to teaching awards from the University of Sussex (2001, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the British Psychological Society (2006) and a prestigious UK National Teaching fellowship (2010).

He′s done the usual academic things: had grants, been on editorial boards, done lots of admin/service but he finds it tedious trying to remember this stuff. None of them matter anyway because in the unlikely event that you′ve ever heard of him it′ll be as the ′Stats book guy′. In his spare time, he plays the drums very noisily in a heavy metal band, and walks his cocker spaniel, both of which he finds therapeutic.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ SAGE Publications Ltd; 4th edition (January 24, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 915 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1446249182
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9351500827
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.41 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.99 x 1.88 x 10.87 inches

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Christ is 4 U!

Foul, crude, gross - but required??

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018

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In chapter 2 the guy talks about his private parts to set up the stats for the chapter. Nice. The book is a constant bombardment on anyone with some morality, and honestly I would rather fail this class than continue to read this book. It is a shame that people would help pay royalties to this author's crass writing. This book is not nice, and if you leave it laying around and your kid picks it up and starts reading you will have a lot of questions to answer! :-) Anatomical parts of the author Chapter 2, Coke and male ejaculate Chapter 1 (he comes back to that one a lot - I think he really likes that one), lots of references to hell as a place and an expletive, anatomical implants, how alcoholics can drink more alcohol so they won't make fish faces quickly, suicide and depression and how likely it is for a certain age to throw themselves off a cliff, and this is all just the first 1.25 chapters. His ability to draw from the darkest corners of humanity seem boundless, as is his tact (bound-less). Anyway, the guy is a child psych person by profession, but maybe he is trying to generate more business by publishing books like this? I hope I get my money back - fingers crossed!

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A Longtime Favorite, Will Cover Almost Everything You Need.

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2018

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I'm a statistics tutor and a Master's student in psychology. This is my go-to primer for most of what I do in SPSS, and I usually recommend it to my students. I tell them that it's informative while actually being readable. It's endearing and entertaining, but usually very clear. The SPSS guides are terrifically helpful. You can tell that this author is someone who genuinely cares about student learning while also genuinely caring about correct (and ethical) use of statistics. There are occasionally topics that aren't covered in as much detail as I'd like, but it's generally just beyond the scope of the book. Definitely get this one; it'll be nearly everything you'll ever need.
Also, there are pictures of cats.

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The single best resource for introductory and intermediate statistics

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2014

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This is the first book review I have ever given, largely because I don't usually have the time to write a thoughtful review that I think would benefit readers. This book, however, warranted taking the time to try. I practice applied statistics and teach introductory and advanced statistics classes at a university, and I can say hands down this is the best text I have ever used for introductory to intermediate topics. It is the book I would have loved to write if I were smarter and wanted no life for several years -- I thank Andy Field for doing that for us instead. This single work could replace a dozen other quality statistics books I have because of its comprehensiveness. It is almost an anthology of statistics, but you should not let the size of the book scare you off; it is easy to read and even enjoyable. Examples have been carefully compiled and will certainly keep your interest. Even students who say they have found some examples to be a bit crass have also remarked that they don't forget the examples because they are certainly novel.

I have to strongly disagree with the few reviews stating the book is a how-to for SPSS. This is absolutely not a point and click guide. I am a firm believer that students need to know the fundamental mathematics behind statistical tests, or serious mistakes will occur, including violations of assumptions and use of the wrong tests entirely. I have seen it as a journal reviewer, and as an instructor. Field covers basic to advanced analyses with great foundational detail, but he does it in a way that does not leave readers feeling overwhelmed by the math (though it is all there). He occasionally leaves the complicated math to his additional web material, but you will find 99% of what you and/or your students need to know in the text.

Even though I have been in the field for many years, I keep his book on my desk to double check procedures. I firmly believe that students and/or faculty could use this book as their single reference to walk them through their own dissertation and peer-reviewed journal quality research on almost all of the topics covered. The only statistic where that is not true in my opinion is the chapter on multilevel models. However, as people in the field know, that topic is incredibly complicated and esoteric. You will not be an expert in multilevel models from that chapter, but you will have an excellent foundation for understanding them, and even the best complete texts on the topic do not do as good of a job as this book at introducing the concepts.

Whether you're scared of statistics or use them nearly every day, get this book. It is a remarkable resource!

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marie127c

Attempt to clarify concepts results in tangential mess

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020

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I was hopeful that this book would be helpful in clarifying some concepts in research statistics, but I found that the author's attempt at humor ended up making things more confusing than they needed to be. I actually found simpler, more direct texts, albeit a bit dry, to be much more helpful. If you like things direct and to-the-point, you will not find this book beneficial. Some may love this style, but it's definitely not for everyone.

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Jessica

Hate Math, LOVE the book!

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2017

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I am NOT a math person by any means. I despise it most of the time (to the point of tears). However, this book has given me a connection and a new appreciation for math (in statistics form, anyway). The book is easily navigated and exceptionally written. It teaches you how to use SPSS in a fun, exciting, and witty way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who may need it to learn how to use SPSS. I had to have it for my grad school class, and I honestly fell in love with this book a bit. It's wonderful. Again, coming from a nonmath person. It made me laugh while teaching me what I needed to know. Please buy this over other books.

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StiffyBing

Not as great as I had hoped...

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017

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I am currently using this as a textbook for a graduate biostatistics course. This book is supposedly intended to make this hairy subject matter "accessible" and easier to understand than your average biostats text, with copious use of humor. I was expecting the stats equivalent of the "How to Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide" series, which really lives up to its promise. (I love those books and refuse to part with them.) "Discovering Statistics," while it strives consistently for humor, fails in the area of making the subject matter more understandable. I have frequently found myself referring to other, more standard statistics textbooks to figure out what, exactly, Fields is attempting to explain.

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Fallen Angel

I think I am finally 'getting' statistics

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2013

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I have had a fear of numbers since school, as my teacher showed little patience towards those of us who found statistics harder than the A grade students.

As part of my psychology degree I have been forced to confront this fear. The modules at university have been dry to say the least, and this certainly makes learning more challenging. I was recommended this book and it has made statistics much more, dare I say, 'fun' for me to learn. My confidence is gradually growing; I thought it might be that I am just not intelligent enough to understand all this, but the book is proving me wrong :)

I don't think statistics comes easy to me and I am having to re-read bits of the book to remember different concepts as there is a lot of learn but I have no doubt that it will sink in. This is not a reflection on the book or the way it is written by the way, it is just me having trouble with retaining lots of information.

The book is great; it goes through statistical concepts and analyses starting from 1st year undergraduate to 3rd year and beyond, so things get more challenging as you go through the book. It also helps you learn how to use SPSS, which isn't overly complicated once you know your way around it, and Andy gives some humorous examples when explaining different statistical concepts which make the reading a lot easier. I would highly recommend this book to undergraduate students and postgraduate. Also check out Andy's website 'statistics hell' which has video tutorials and handouts which are equally as useful.

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SplitMind

Far too much rambling, unrelated anecdotes and painful attempts at humour

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2016

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I feel like I need another book to guide me through this book. Far too much rambling, unrelated anecdotes and painful attempts at humour. We were recommended this as undergraduates and it almost put me off statistics completely. Statistics can't really be made fun or funny, but they can be made (somewhat) simple and concise, which this book fails at. It take ages to get to the one or two pieces of information that you might need, by which time the author has obfuscated the entire topic by going into unnecessary depth.

On the other hand, some people have told me they loved this book and it got them through their degree, so fair enough. It seems to work for some but not others, so if you're lucky enough to grasp what this book does, then keep at it. If not, there are plenty of other options out there. Psychology Statistics for Dummies may not appeal, but I found it much more accessible and concise than this book.

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Bug

Great book but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2014

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Me and maths/statistics do not go together despite several attempts on my behalf to try and grasp it. Thankfully I stumbled upon this book during my doctorate degree and I can honestly say it was a lifesaver. I found that the content was explained in a straightforward, simple, accessible manner, with some rather amusing 'real-life' examples to illustrate the point. At first glance it seems to disregard the seriousness of statistics because it is filled with several jokes and self-disclosure (the author clearly loves cats), but once you look beyond that, it has a serious side. I havent read it page to page as i've only skipped to the sections relevant to me (muliple regression / factor analysis / t-tests, ANOVA) but from what I have seen, the author explains what the hell it is, why you would use it, what the mathmatic calculation is and then there is a step-by-step walkthrough.

HOWEVER...I did find it a bit tooooooo much sometimes, in that I just wanted him to get to the point and tell me what line I would need to look at on my SPSS output and why. So for that reason, I ended up getting the SPSS survival guide too (but the SPSS survival guide can be a bit too basic). Therefore, both books together helped me do what I wanted and for once, I actually understood the statistics I was doing and why.

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this 900 page book can be good to discover quantitative research & Spss software I prefer ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017

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If you have time, this 900 page book can be good to discover quantitative research & Spss software
I prefer YouTube video & to do my online research then going through something like 70 pages for each chapter/topic
I do read through (when I can) + online search (which I prefer)

Some examples maybe funny, but it doesn't feel so funny while u rushing through.. + other don't feel appreciate for non main stream audience if I can say

Our uni obligated us to use this book to do exercises, otherwise I wouldn't ever buy

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Emile

Helpful, but it made me frustrated!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2018

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I got it for university.
It explained all the basic statistics tests you need to know. But I don't think it did a great job. Author often jumped ahead in explanation and the explanation was not clear as well. Also, It will show all the calculation process, but did not indicate how you can do this in SPSS.
At the end of the day, this is a book about statistic AND how to use SPSS. You can't just tell me the rationale, and not tell me how to do it in SPSS (Don't assume I know it all, otherwise I would not pay 40 quid for it)

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