SPSS For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 30. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-470-11344-8 (ISBN)
Description
Program SPSS with Python(r) and Command Syntax
The fun and easy way(r) to generate solid decision-making results with SPSS
Stymied by SPSS? This friendly, plain-English guide gets you up and running with the latest version of the software so that you can start performing calculations right away. It then covers all key analysis topics step by step -- from cross tabulation and descriptive ratios to linear regression, hierarchical analysis, and more. You'll export data flawlessly and with flair!
* Install and run the software
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Get data into and out of SPSS
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Create striking charts and graphs
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Execute analyses -- from correlations to linear models
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Display data in a variety of graphs
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-11344-8 (9780470113448)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Arthur Griffith uses SPSS in research for special projects with the U.S. Department of Defense. He is the author and producer of seven CD tutorials on computer programming.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: The Fundamental Mechanics of SPSS.
Chapter 1: Introducing SPSS.
Chapter 2: Installing and Running the Software.
Chapter 3: A Simple Statistical Analysis Example.
Part II: Getting Data into and out of SPSS.
Chapter 4: Entering Data from the Keyboard.
Chapter 5: Reading and Writing Files.
Chapter 6: Data and Data Types.
Chapter 7: Messing with the Data After It's in There.
Chapter 8: Getting Data out of SPSS.
Part III: Graphing Data.
Chapter 9: Fundamentals of Graphing.
Chapter 10: Some Types of Graphs.
Chapter 11: More Types of Graphs.
Chapter 12: Maps.
Part IV: Analysis.
Chapter 13: Executing an Analysis.
Chapter 14: Some Analysis Examples.
Part V: Programming SPSS with Command Syntax.
Chapter 15: The Command Syntax Language.
Chapter 16: Command Syntax Language Examples.
Part VI: Programming SPSS with Python and Scripts.
Chapter 17: The Python Programming Language.
Chapter 18: Python inside SPSS.
Chapter 19: Scripts.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Modules You Can Add to SPSS.
Chapter 21: Ten Useful Things You Can Find on the Internet.
Glossary.
Index.