SPSS for Social Scientists

by Robert Miller, Ciaran Acton, Deirdre Fullerton, et al.

This student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS, the widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four datasets taken from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230209939
• ISBN13: 9780230209930
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Pretty good

I am no statistics whiz but this book helped me do some good things with SPSS for a research project I had to do. I sat down behind my computer and followed the steps in the book. Lots of advice and clear screanshots. Although the book is for SPSS 9, 10 and 11, I have been using SPPS 14 but this (so far) does not seem to be a problem. Only once (again, so far) did I encounter a problem that I felt the book didn't explain clearly (this had to do with missing values). But, in the end I figured it out. I guess this book is good for anyone trying to use SPSS for social research who needs to learn the basic techniques. Why 4 stars instead of 5? I am hesitant to give high marks, and in this case I don't know enough about SPSS to know if the book is missing crucial information or giving me bad advice.