SPSS Statistics Workbook For Dummies

Practice making sense of data with IBM’s SPSS Statistics software SPSS Statistics Workbook For Dummies gives you the practice you need to navigate the leading statistical software suite. Data management and analysis, advanced analytics, business intelligence—SPSS is a powerhouse of a research platform, and this book helps you master the fundamentals and analyze data more effectively. You’ll work through practice problems that help you understand the calculations you need to perform, complete predictive analyses, and produce informative graphs. This workbook gives you hands-on exercises to hone your statistical analysis skills with SPSS Statistics 28. Plus, explanations and insider tips help you navigate the software with ease. Practical and easy-to-understand, in classic Dummies style. Practice organizing, analyzing, and graphing data Learn to write, edit, and format SPSS syntax Explore the upgrades and features new to SPSS 28 Try your hand at advanced data analysis procedures For academics using SPSS for research, business analysts and market researchers looking to extract valuable insights from data, and anyone with a hankering for more stats practice.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Data into and out of SPSS 5 Chapter 1: Working Through Import and Export Challenges 7 Chapter 2: Defining Data 19 Part 2: Messing with Data in SPSS 35 Chapter 3: Using the Data Menu 37 Chapter 4: Putting the Transform Menu to Work 59 Chapter 5: Computing Variables 87 Part 3: Analyzing Data 119 Chapter 6: Using Descriptive Statistics 121 Chapter 7: Testing Relationships with the Chi-Square Test of Independence 141 Chapter 8: Comparing Two Groups with T-Tests 161 Chapter 9: Comparing More Than Two Groups with ANOVA 177 Chapter 10: Testing Relationships with Correlation 199 Chapter 11: Making Predictions Using Linear Regression 213 Part 4: Producing and Editing Output 223 Chapter 12: Building Graphs with Bars, Lines, and Wedges 225 Chapter 13: Building Slightly More Complex Graphs 245 Chapter 14: Editing Output 275 Part 5: Programming SPSS with Command Syntax 287 Chapter 15: Working with Pasted SPSS Syntax 289 Chapter 16: Computing Variables with Syntax 297 Part 6: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 17: Ten Tricky SPSS Skills to Practice 307 Chapter 18: Ten Practice Certification Questions 313 Index 319