Field A. Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics

6th ed. — SAGE Publications, 2024. — 1144 p. — ISBN 1529630010.With its unique combination of humor and step-by-step instruction, this award-winning book is a statistics lifesaver. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis, and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities.Preface.
How to use this book.
Thank you.
Dedication.
Symbols used in this book.
A brief maths overview.
Why is my evil lecturer forcing me to learn statistics?
The SPINE of statistics.
The phoenix of statistics.
The IBM SPSS Statistics environment.
Visualizing data.
The beast of bias.
Non-parametric models.
Correlation.
The linear model (regression).
Categorical predictors: Comparing two means.
Moderation and mediation.
GLM 1: Comparing several independent means.
GLM 2: Comparing means adjusted for other predictors (analysis of covariance).
GLM 3: Factorial designs.
GLM 4: Repeated-measures designs.
GLM 5: Mixed designs.
Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Exploratory factor analysis.
Categorical outcomes: chi-square and loglinear analysis.
Categorical outcomes: logistic regression.
Multilevel linear models.
Epilogue.
Appendix.
Glossary.
References.
Index.True PDF