Sweet and Grace-Martin 2010
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Stephen A. Sweet, and Karen Grace-Martin
Data Analysis with SPSS: A First Course in Applied Statistics
(4th Edition, Pearson, 2010)
I have downloaded the e-textbook version of this book and am very impressed. It uses data from a stripped down version of the General Social Survey 2008 and a specially compiled data set with administrative statistics from 51 states.
You can rent the etextbook from CourseSmart UK or CourseSmart USA
Publisher's blurb
"Data Analysis with SPSS is designed to teach students how to explore data in a systematic manner using the most popular professional social statistics program on the market today.
Written in ten manageable chapters, this book first introduces students to the approach researchers use to frame research questions and the logic of establishing causal relations. Students are then oriented to the SPSS program and how to examine data sets. Subsequent chapters guide them through univariate analysis, bivariate analysis, graphic analysis, and multivariate analysis. Students conclude their course by learning how to write a research report and by engaging in their own research project.
Each book is packaged with a disk containing the GSS (General Social Survey) file and the States data files. The GSS file contains 100 variables generated from interviews with 2,900 people, concerning
their behaviors and attitudes on a wide variety of issues such as abortion, religion, prejudice, sexuality, and politics. The States data allows comparison of all 50 states with 400 variables indicating issues such as unemployment, environment, criminality, population, and education. Students will ultimately use these data to conduct their own independent research project with SPSS."
Karen Grace-Martin runs her own consultancy The Analysis Factor on which there are currently 61 articles posted under SPSS (you need to click on PREVIOUS or NEXT to browse them all) but much more besides. She offers occasional free webinars: you can sign up for future ones and download recordings of previous ones, but these may be a bit advanced for beginners. Specific postings include SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, JMP? Choosing a Statistical Software Package or Two. and
The 3 Stages of Mastering Statistical Analysis.
Stephen A. Sweet, and Karen Grace-Martin
Data Analysis with SPSS: A First Course in Applied Statistics
(4th Edition, Pearson, 2010)
I have downloaded the e-textbook version of this book and am very impressed. It uses data from a stripped down version of the General Social Survey 2008 and a specially compiled data set with administrative statistics from 51 states.
You can rent the etextbook from CourseSmart UK or CourseSmart USA
Publisher's blurb
"Data Analysis with SPSS is designed to teach students how to explore data in a systematic manner using the most popular professional social statistics program on the market today.
Written in ten manageable chapters, this book first introduces students to the approach researchers use to frame research questions and the logic of establishing causal relations. Students are then oriented to the SPSS program and how to examine data sets. Subsequent chapters guide them through univariate analysis, bivariate analysis, graphic analysis, and multivariate analysis. Students conclude their course by learning how to write a research report and by engaging in their own research project.
Each book is packaged with a disk containing the GSS (General Social Survey) file and the States data files. The GSS file contains 100 variables generated from interviews with 2,900 people, concerning
their behaviors and attitudes on a wide variety of issues such as abortion, religion, prejudice, sexuality, and politics. The States data allows comparison of all 50 states with 400 variables indicating issues such as unemployment, environment, criminality, population, and education. Students will ultimately use these data to conduct their own independent research project with SPSS."
Karen Grace-Martin runs her own consultancy The Analysis Factor on which there are currently 61 articles posted under SPSS (you need to click on PREVIOUS or NEXT to browse them all) but much more besides. She offers occasional free webinars: you can sign up for future ones and download recordings of previous ones, but these may be a bit advanced for beginners. Specific postings include SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, JMP? Choosing a Statistical Software Package or Two. and
The 3 Stages of Mastering Statistical Analysis.