A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS (Second Language Acquisition Research Series) - Softcover

Jenifer Larson-Hall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805861866 ISBN 13: 9780805861860

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This valuable book shows second language researchers how to use the statistical program SPSS to conduct statistical tests frequently done in SLA research. Using data sets from real SLA studies, A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS shows newcomers to both statistics and SPSS how to generate descriptive statistics, how to choose a statistical test, and how to conduct and interpret a variety of basic statistical tests. It covers the statistical tests that are most commonly used in second language research, including chi-square, t-tests, correlation, multiple regression, ANOVA and non-parametric analogs to these tests. The text is abundantly illustrated with graphs and tables depicting actual data sets, and exercises throughout the book help readers understand concepts (such as the difference between independent and dependent variables) and work out statistical analyses. Answers to all exercises are provided on the book’s companion website, along with sample data sets and other supplementary material.

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About the Author

Jenifer Larson-Hall is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication at the University of North Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805861866
• ISBN 13: 9780805861860
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440