Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics, 6th Edition

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OLD_Book Product155052_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Dr Clarence Williamson, Review for Designing Qualitative Research and CRJ 601,45413, School of Criminal Justice, Anderson University - Anderson, Very good qualitative research source. Easy to understand and apply information.
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OLD_Book Product165163_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Dr Brenda DuVerney-Chappell, Review for Social Inequality and Social Stratification,45413, Sociology, Gerontology and Substance Abuse Studies, University Of Central Oklahoma, The book is well written and organized but there were no instructor resources.
OLD_Book Product174235_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Dr Ben Derrick, Review for Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics and Data Science,45414, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of The West of England, This is surely the most comprehensive SPSS offering on the market, and it offers delivery in an entertaining way which means that it offers a unique and valuable reading experience that cannot be obtained via new competing methods including AI.

I think this book also ties in well with ′An Adventure in Statistics′ by the same author, which offers a more thorough discussion of the basics, again with the same engaging style, but without the need for any statistics software.

I teach both R and SPSS, for ease of delivery it would be good if both this book and ′Discovering Statistics using R′ were in sync. I guess I am encouraging Andy Field to continue, to publish a new edition of the R book as well!
OLD_Book Product163745_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Dr Sombo Muzata, Review for Politics of the Administrative Process and Introduction to Political Science,45414, Political Science, James Madison University - Harrisonburg, I wanted a book that was recent and had a good mix of theory and practical examples. I also wanted a book with case studies to allow the students to work through real life examples. This updated book offered me that ability.
OLD_Book Product159167_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Mrs Debra Michelle Jackson, Review for Health Promotion for Nursing Associates and Trainee Nursing Associate Apprenticeship,45415, Nursing, Salford University, Comprehensive and complete. Excellent resource for Trainee nursing associates during training and after registration.
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OLD_Book Product167596_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Dr Olga Daneyko, Review for Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology and Research Methods & Statistics in Psychology,45415, Accounting, Sheffield Hallam University, the book is perfectly aligned with the core objectives of our Level 4 research methods module. The book thoroughly covers fundamental concepts such as hypothesis formation, research design, data collection, and statistical analysis. Its comprehensive overview helps bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, essential for beginners in research methodology.
OLD_Book Product170241_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Mr Neil Parry, Review for Introduction to Policing and Level 3 Diploma in Criminology, Policing and Law,45415, Higher Education, Darlington College, Well structured, easy to follow, comprehensive resource that is equally important to learners on a Level 3 policing qual or studying the policing degree.
OLD_Book Product175883_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Mrs Julie Sillence, Review for Academic Writing and Grammar for Students and FdSc Animal Welfare Science,45415, Higher Education, North Lindsey College, A very accessible book for students new to HE and academic skills. Easy to use for dipping in and out for content to support study skills lessons.
OLD_Book Product167839_2024-05-01 00:31:11, Mrs Julie Sillence, Review for Proofread Your Essay and FdSc Animal Welfare Science,45415, Higher Education, North Lindsey College, Did not find enough depth to engage the students, a more generalised academic skills book has been adopted instead–Dr James Lacey “drupal” (4/30/2024 12:00:00 AM)
After many years doing research and teaching on research methods, even if the examples in the book are not just in the field of health sciences, I have finally found a book that contains both theoretical details of statistics along with how to practically perform tests on SPSS. Something that attracted my attention was the use of colourful images and figures and even the colourful text.
This book really recommended to anyone who is going to work with SPSS and also understand why and how to use it. Thanks to the author!–Professor Mojtaba Vaismoradi “drupal” (4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM)
Best book for biostatistics on a MSc level available. This rework is again a step up, while the level was already so good.
We don′t have a ′mandatory book′ list anymore, otherwise it would be on it. We have it on the reading list with strong references to the chapters within our study manual as well.–Mr Roland Reezigt “drupal” (3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM)
Summarizing:
- The chapters do not follow the usual sequence from simpler to more complex in Statistics textbooks.
- Most chapters dedicate very little to explain how to use SPSS for each type of problem, from the data entry to the interpretation of results.
- The attempt to use colloquial conversation for explanations is more a distraction than a facilitator of understanding.
-The use of some cartoon-like images through the chapters is distracting; it does not add to the comprehension of concepts.–Dr Fabio Chacon “drupal” (3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM)

Andy Field is Professor of Quantitative Methods at the University of Sussex. He has published widely (100+ research papers, 29 book chapters, and 17 books in various editions) in the areas of child anxiety and psychological methods and statistics. His current research interests focus on barriers to learning mathematics and statistics.

He is internationally known as a statistics educator. He has written several widely used statistics textbooks including Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (winner of the 2007 British Psychological Society book award), Discovering Statistics Using R, and An Adventure in Statistics (shortlisted for the British Psychological Society book award, 2017; British Book Design and Production Awards, primary, secondary and tertiary education category, 2016; and the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers Award for innovation in publishing, 2016), which teaches statistics through a fictional narrative and uses graphic novel elements. He has also written the adventr and discovr packages for the statistics software R that teach statistics and R through interactive tutorials.

His uncontrollable enthusiasm for teaching statistics to psychologists has led to teaching awards from the University of Sussex (2001, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the British Psychological Society (2006) and a prestigious UK National Teaching fellowship (2010).

He’s done the usual academic things: had grants, been on editorial boards, done lots of admin/service but he finds it tedious trying to remember this stuff. None of them matter anyway because in the unlikely event that you’ve ever heard of him it’ll be as the ‘Stats book guy’. In his spare time, he plays the drums very noisily in a heavy metal band, and walks his cocker spaniel, both of which he finds therapeutic.

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