Aspelmeier J.E., Pierce T.W. SPSS: A User-Friendly Approach for Version 22

New York: Worth Publishers, 2015. — 264 p.About the AuthorsAbout this Edition
About the User-Friendly ApproachIntroduction to SPSS: A User-Friendly Approach
Don’t Panic!
How to Use this Book
Data Analysis as a Decision-Making ProcessPractice Exercises
Basic Operations
Three Windows
Data Editor
Syntax Files
Output FilesPractice Exercises
Finding Sums
Setting Up the Data
Running the Analysis
Reading the Output
Finding ΣX[2], ΣY[2], and Other Complex Summations
Find the Sums and Interpret the Output
More Compute OperatorsPractice Exercises
Frequency Distributions and Charts
Setting Up the Data
Obtaining Frequency Tables
Obtaining Frequency Charts
Obtaining Charts of Means
Charts of Means for Repeated MeasuresPractice Exercises
Describing Distributions
Setting Up the Data
Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, and Mode
Measures of Variability: Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation
Measures of Normality: Skewness and KurtosisPractice Exercises
Compute Statements: Reversing Scores, Combining Scores, and Creating Z-Scores
Setting Up the Data
Reverse Scoring Variables
Generating Multi-Item Scale Scores
Generating Z-ScoresPractice Exercises
Comparing Means in SPSS (t-Tests)
A Brief Review of Hypothesis Testing
The Data
Setting Up the Data
One-Sample t-test
Independent-Samples t-Test
Paired-Samples t-TestPractice Exercises
One-Way ANOVA: Means Comparison with Two or More Groups
Setting Up the Data
Running the Analyses
Reading the One-Way ANOVA OutputPractice Exercises
Factorial ANOVA
Setting Up the Data
Running the Analysis
Reading the Output for a Two-Way ANOVA
Simple Effects TestingPractice ExercisesRepeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
One-Way Repeated-Measures ANOVAPractice Exercises
Regression and Correlation
Setting Up the Data
Correlation
Simple Linear Regression
Obtaining the ScatterplotPractice Exercises
Multiple Regression
Setting Up the Data
Simultaneous Entry of Two Predictor Variables
Varying the Order of Entry: Hierarchical Multiple Regression
Using Automated Strategies for Selecting Predictor VariablesPractice Exercises
Chi-Square
Setting Up the Data
Goodness-of-Fit Chi-Square
Pearson’s Chi-SquarePractice ExercisesReliability
Setting Up the Data
Test-Retest and Parallel Forms Reliability
Split-Half Reliability
Cronbach’s Alpha
Concluding Comments on the GSR ScalePractice Exercises
Factor Analysis
Setting Up the Data
Goals of Factor Analysis
Running a Factor Analysis in SPSS
Reading the SPSS Output for Factor AnalysisPractice Exercises