A Conceptual Guide to Statistics Using SPSS
- Elliot T. Berkman - University of Oregon, USA, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Steven P. Reise - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Bridging an understanding of Statistics and SPSS.
"The text is written in a user-friendly language and illustrates concepts that would otherwise be confusing to beginning students and those with limited computer skills."
-Justice Mbizo, University of West Florida
This unique text helps students develop a conceptual understanding of a variety of statistical tests by linking the ideas learned in a statistics class from a traditional statistics textbook with the computational steps and output from SPSS. Each chapter begins with a student-friendly explanation of the concept behind each statistical test and how the test relates to that concept. The authors then walk through the steps to compute the test in SPSS and the output, clearly linking how the SPSS procedure and output connect back to the conceptual underpinnings of the test. By drawing clear connections between the theoretical and computational aspects of statistics, this engaging text aids students' understanding of theoretical concepts by teaching them in a practical context.
(Please note: unfortunately, the student resource website for this title is no longer active or available.)
Clear explanations and nice visuals. This book would possibly serve as a nice supplementary text in a course in which another book with more theoretical information about the methods. I didn't adopt because the book doesn't include the nonparametric methods I am required to teach.
Excellent book for my students
like Salkind better
Course being retooled - but this book may be a possibility for the future.
More detail than I need
Compared to other potential texts, this book is an easy read that is less intimidating, but contains much of the same information. The availability of data files and PowerPoint slides from the author's website facilitated the understanding of complex numerical concepts that can be somewhat challenging.
At this time this book is still being reviewed by faculty
This is a helpful book. However, for my graduate students, I have decided that over time, Andy Field's work will remain a solid reference for whatever analyses they encounter or forgot completely and need to review how to conduct and write up results.
Looks helpful in teaching SPSS
Not cast at the right level for my needs.
