SPSS survaival manual: a step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS, 6th ed.

Abstract

For many students, the thought of completing a statistics subject, or using statistics in their research, is a major source of stress and frustration. The aim of the original SPSS Survival Manual (published in 2000) was to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to the process of data analysis using IBM SPSS. Unlike other statistical titles it did not focus on the mathematical underpinnings of the techniques, but rather on the appropriate use of IBM SPSS as a tool. Since the publication of the five editions of the SPSS Survival Manual, I have received many hundreds of emails from students who have been grateful for the helping hand (or lifeline). The same simple approach has been incorporated in this sixth edition. Over the last few years SPSS has undergone a number of changes— including a brief period when it changed name. During 2009 version 18 of the program was renamed PASW Statistics, which stands for Predictive Analytics Software. The name was changed again in 2010 to IBM SPSS. All chapters in this current edition have been updated to suit version 23 of the package (although most of the material is also suitable for users of earlier versions).