Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods: Practical Application and Interpretation

by Craig A. Mertler, Rachel A. Vannatta, Kristina N. Lavenia

Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods, Seventh Edition provides conceptual and practical information regarding multivariate statistical techniques to students who do not necessarily need technical and/or mathematical expertise in these methods.

This text has three main purposes. The first purpose is to facilitate conceptual understanding of multivariate statistical methods by limiting the technical nature of the discussion of those concepts and focusing on their practical applications. The second purpose is to provide students with the skills necessary to interpret research articles that have employed multivariate statistical techniques. Finally, the third purpose of AMSM is to prepare graduate students to apply multivariate statistical methods to the analysis of their own quantitative data or that of their institutions.

New to the Seventh Edition

All references to SPSS have been updated to Version 27.0 of the software. A brief discussion of practical significance has been added to Chapter 1. New data sets have now been incorporated into the book and are used extensively in the SPSS examples. All the SPSS data sets utilized in this edition are available for download via the companion website. Additional resources on this site include several video tutorials/walk-throughs of the SPSS procedures. These how-to videos run approximately 5-10 minutes in length. Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods was written for use by students taking a multivariate statistics course as part of a graduate degree program, for example in psychology, education, sociology, criminal justice, social work, mass communication, and nursing.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Melvin Marsh · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think this book is badly in need of a lecturer to go with it. Maybe SPSS should be included in this book. I was prereading it for graduate school and I've taken stats four times before and I literally have no idea what this book was saying and I know and like stats and know SPSS. I will try to remember to update this review at the end of the class.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, wow, wow!!! This book was amazing at how it can explain what to do when working with statistical methods and the language of SPSS. I have learned a lot and will continue to use this reference book as I have found the programming book to be most beneficial.

[Tiffany · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't even consider reading this. It will suck you into statistics hell. You've been warned.

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate statistics, but I loved this book. I learned how to use SPSS and run statistical analysis. You have to give a book some credit if it can teach you math without a professor.