Introduction to SPSS Statistics in Psychology: For Version 19 and Earlier

by Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer

"Introduction to SPSS Statistics in Psychology," 5th edition offers comprehensive and engaging coverage of how to carry out statistical analyses using SPSS Statistics.Fully updated to include an even wider range of statistical methods and to incorporate the latest version of SPSS Statistics, this text offers clear, step by step instruction and advice to students on using SPSS Statistics to analyse psychological data.For each statistical test, the text discussesWhat the test is used forWhen you should and shouldn't use itData requirements and any problems in usageStep by step direction on how to carry out the test, using colour screenshots and labelled guidance on each part of the processHow to interpret and report the output'At a glance' summary of steps taken to do each testSuitable for students to use alongside lectures or "independently" when needing to grips with SPSS Statistics.This book is supported by a companion website featuring a range of resources to help students in their studies. Self-test questions, additional datasets plus handy quick guides to carrying out tests can all be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/howitt"SPSS is the most widely used statistical analysis software suite in the social and behavioural sciences. It is used extensively in undergraduate psychology courses throughout the UK and USA. However psychology students find it notoriously difficult and often impossible to learn and use. Howitt and Cramers' SPSS Statistics in Psychology is an indispensible guide to the software, specially tailored for psychology students at all levels. The new edition is greatly enhanced by a several new features, including chapters on the analysis of moderator variables, statistical power, meta - analysis, and the use of SPSS syntax. It is superbly presented and illustrated with excellent step by step procedures and guides to the interpretation of results which even introductory level students will be able to follow. The supporting datasets and worked examples also provide an excellent resource for students and teachers. It has easily maintained its lead in a competitive field, and together with its companion textbooks, Introduction to Statistics (Fifth Edition) and Introduction to Research Methods (Third Edition), it has everything that apprentice and experienced researchers in psychology need." Professor Ronnie Wilson, University of Ulster

568 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2011

About the author

Dennis Laurence Howitt was a graduate of Brunel University and the University of Sussex. His research career began with the study of mass communications but has developed into a broader interest in the application of psychology to social issues.

His primary research areas are:

*the effects of mass communications especially with reference to crime, violence and pornography
*racism and the profession of psychology
*paedophiles and sex offenders, child abuse
*forensic psychology

He is a chartered (forensic) psychologist and a Fellow of the British
Psychological Society.

His publications also include books on statistics, computing and methods.