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Building SPSS Graphs to Understand Data
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Building SPSS Graphs to Understand Data is a must-have for anyone needing to understand large or small amounts of data. It describes how to build and interpret graphs, showing how "understanding data" means that the graph must clearly and succinctly answer questions about the data. In most chapters, research questions are presented, and the reader builds the appropriate graph needed to answer the questions.

 
Chapter 1. Introduction: Graphical Presentation of Data
 
Chapter 2. Simple Bar Graph
 
Chapter 3. Stacked Bar Graph
 
Chapter 4. Clustered Bar Graph
 
Chapter 5. Pie Graph
 
Chapter 6. Simple Line Graph
 
Chapter 7. Multiple Line Graph
 
Chapter 8. Simple Histogram
 
Chapter 9. Population Pyramid
 
Chapter 10. 1-D Boxplot
 
Chapter 11. Simple Boxplot
 
Chapter 12. Clustered Boxplot
 
Chapter 13. Simple Scatterplot
 
Chapter 14. Grouped Scatterplot
 
Chapter 15. High-Low Graphs
 
Chapter 16. Paneling on One Dimension
 
Chapter 17. Paneling on Two Dimensions
 
Chapter 18. Deceptive Graphing Examples
 
Chapter 19. Summary
 
Appendix A. SPSS Basic Information
 
Appendix B. Answers to Chapter Exercises
 
Appendix C. Chapters and SPSS Databases Used
 
Appendix D. Graph Selection - Type and Purpose

An easy to read textbook. This is an excellent text especially for novice researchers. A well structured text with good examples. Well done to the authors.

Professor Micheal Van Wyk
Teacher Education, University of South Africa (UNISA)
November 7, 2012

The approach did not fit with the goals of the course

Mr Pedro Valero-Mora
Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Universitat de Valencia
September 16, 2012

This book provides a useful guide for research nurses progressing from our postgraduate programme to completion of an MSc by Research.

Ms Deirdre Hyland
Faculty of Nursing & Midwifrey, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
September 6, 2012
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Key features

KEY FEATURES

  • Presents research questions about each specific database in the early part of the chapter, and later shows how the graph answers the research questions
  • Includes a unique tool to help choose the appropriate graph, helping the reader relate the graph to the type of data and questions to be answered
  • Provides easy-to-follow instructions for building 45 graphs—an additional 152 are illustrated
  • Uses SPSS Version 20 or most earlier versions to build the graphs

Sample Materials & Chapters

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