This practical, reader-friendly text will help you conduct statistical analyses using PASW Statistics by SPSS (version 18.0). Drawing on relevant examples from a range of disciplines, it introduces and then visually guides you through a range of common SPSS/PASW Statistics procedures. For each procedure it illustrates the full data analytic process: from setting up the data file, through assumption and hypothesis testing, to interpreting and reporting of results. New to this edition! A decision tree helps you find the right research procedure. Handily located inside the front cover, it's an easy reference for any research project.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Getting started with PASW statistics 2. Working with data 3. Summarising and displaying data 4. One sample t test 5. Independent samples t test 6. Paired samples t test 7. One-way between groups ANOVA 8. Factorial between groups ANOVA 9. One-way repeated measures ANOVA 10. One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) 11. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) 12. Correlation 13. Multiple regression 14. Factor analysis 15. Reliability analysis 16. Non-parametric procedures 17. Working with syntax References Index