Product Description

Praise for previous editions:

"This book really is a life saver ... If the mere thought of statistics gives you a headache, then this is the book for you." - Statistics student, UK

"I just wanted to say how much I value Julie Pallant's SPSS Survival Manual. It’s quite the best text in SPSS I’ve encountered and I recommend it to anyone who’s listening!" - Professor Carolyn Hicks, Birmingham University, UK

"... one of the most useful functional pieces of instruction I have seen. So, gold star and thanks." - Instructional designer, USA

"There are several SPSS manuals published and this one really does 'do what it says on the tin' ... Whether you are a beginner doing your BSc or struggling with your PhD research (or beyond!), I wholeheartedly recommend this book." - British Journal of Occupational Therapy, UK

Praise for the new edition:

"An excellent introduction to using SPSS for data analysis ... It provides a self-contained resource itself, with more than simply (detailed and clear) step-by-step descriptions of statistical procedures in SPSS. There is also a wealth of tips and advice, and for each statistical technique a brief, but consistently reliable, explanation is provided." - Associate Professor George Dunbar, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK

In this fully revised edition of her bestselling text, Julie Pallant guides you through the entire research process, helping you choose the right data analysis technique for your project. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, Julie discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques. She outlines each technique clearly, with step-by-step procedures for performing the analysis, a detailed guide to interpreting SPSS output and an example of how to present the results in a report.

For both beginners and experienced SPSS users in psychology, sociology, health sciences, medicine, education, business and related disciplines, the SPSS Survival Manual is an essential guide. Illustrated with screen grabs, examples of output and tips, it is supported by a website with sample data and guidelines on report writing.

In this third edition all chapters have been updated to accommodate changes to SPSS procedures, screens and output in version 15. A new flowchart is included for SPSS procedures, and factor analysis procedures have been streamlined. It also includes more examples and material on syntax. Additional data files are available on the book's supporting website.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11618 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 352 pages

About the Author
Julie Pallant has spent many years helping students overcome statistics phobia. She is currently a research coordinator in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Previously she has also worked as an applied statistics lecturer, counselling psychologist, and has taught psychology, statistics and research methods at a number of universities.

Customer Reviews

Truly a survival manual
This book really lives up to its name. Julie Pallant takes you through the requirements for preparing your data for analysis and gives you tips on how to manipulate them. The quick tour through basic statistics is a life-saver that gives you the confidence to proceed with the appropriate statistical testing. The step-by-step 'idiots guide', telling you which button to press next, takes the hassle out of data analysis. You are also provided with a 'hand-holding' guide to explain exactly what your output means. The book is logically set-out with a table summarising the various statistical tests and their uses, together with a basic explanation of what each test is providing for you in terms of statistical analysis. There are also plenty of references to guide you to more advanced texts, should you require them. I highly recommend this book to any MBA student carrying out a dissertation project, or anyone who needs some basic help with using SPSS and data analysis techniques. Julie Pallant, I really hope that you are considering writing some basic statistical textbooks because they would be incredibly useful.

Julie Pallant saved my life with this book
Julie Pallant saved my life with this book. Ok, slight exageration but this book really is a life saver. While this book doesn't give an in-depth description of all the statisitical techniques and the theory behind them, it does tell you how to enter data into SPSS, see whether it has a normal distribution, select and run the appropriate test, interpret the results and finally even how to present those results. If the mere thought of statistics gives you a headache then this book is for you!

The life belt is so relevant
To any students who have found themselves faced with the horror of spss when they had signed up for a degree in psychology- this is a god send. Naively, I had expected more freud and less ANOVA but this book is brilliant- step by step- a real idiots guide that will give you a clear grounding in the joys of statistice before you know it!