Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences Using SPSS - Softcover

Weinberg, Sharon Lawner; Abramowitz, Sarah Knapp

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521635616 ISBN 13: 9780521635615

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book is written from the perspective that statistics is an integrated set of tools used together to uncover the story contained in numerical data. Accordingly, the book comes with a disk containing a series of real data sets to motivate discussions of appropriate methods of analysis. The presentation is based on a conceptual approach supported by an understanding of underlying mathematical foundations. Students learn that more than one method of analysis is typically needed and that an ample characterization of results is a critical component of any data analytic plan. The use of real data and SPSS to perform computations and create graphical summaries enables a greater emphasis on conceptual understanding and interpretation.

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About the Author

Sharon L. Weinberg is Professor of Quantitative Methods and Psychology and former Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at New York University. She is widely published, with over 50 publications in her field, including books, book chapters, journal articles, and major reports. She is the recipient of numerous grants and author with Kenneth P. Goldberg of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Cambridge, 1990).

Review

"In Statistics Using SPSS, An Integrative Approach, Weinberg and Abramowitz have written an engaging and accessible introduction to the practice of statistics. A hands-on approach and a wealth of exercises and examples immerse the reader in the process of data analysis from the very beginning. Students and practitioners alike will benefit from the book's careful, gentle prose, its use of real data, and its step-by-step demonstrations of analytical techniques in SPSS. Perhaps best of all, the authors remain firmly grounded in application. Unlike many texts, In Statistics Using SPSS never loses sight of how statistics can be used to help us describe and better understand the world around us."

Sean P. Corcoran, Assistant Professor of Educational Economics, New York University

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521635616
• ISBN 13: 9780521635615
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 752