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This book is the winner of the 2007 British Psychological Society Award. 'It is noteworthy that after I used some of the illustrations and mentioned the book in class, most... more...students went and bought a copy. Their final papers were heavily 'Field-referenced'! That is the best endorsement one can give to a text' - "Journal of Advanced Nursing". 'The wide range of statistical techniques covered combined with good accompanying background explanations, communicated in a relaxed, affable style, make this book a useful addition to the bookshelves of both practitioners and teachers of statistics alike in the social sciences' - Peter Watson, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge and Chair of ASSESS, Independent European Group of SPSS Users. 'The Second Edition of Andy Field's "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" is an excellent book and a valuable addition to the teaching of statistics in the behavioral sciences. The title of the book accurately reflects the approach taken. This is not simply a primer on how to use SPSS, but is a very good statistics text using SPSS as a vehicle for illustrating and expanding on the statistical content of the book.At the same time it also serves as a manual for SPSS, and has taught me things that I had not known about the software. One advantage of the text is that it is not tied specifically to the latest version of SPSS. Although the examples use version 12.0, there are many references to the difference the students will find if they are using an earlier version. A good example of how the text is structured can be seen in Chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 8 provides an introduction to the analysis of variance, and roughly the first 40 pages are devoted to statistical issues. Only after that introduction does the author move to a discussion of using SPSS to run the analyses. Chapter 9 deals with the analysis of covariance, and here the author moves almost immediately to SPSS printout, having laid most of the groundwork in the previous chapter. I find this flexible approach to the blending of content and software to be an effective way of teaching the material. It is impossible to review this book without commenting on Andy's particular style. I enjoyed it immensely and think that it would appeal to both students and their instructors.It is refreshing to see someone who doesn't take himself too seriously' - David C Howell, Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont. 'The new edition of Field's textbook confirms its place as the best statistics text for undergraduate social science students. It provides support for those less confident about statistical analysis whilst having sufficient depth that it will still be valuable to more mathematically experienced people. There is a focus throughout on the practical aspects of data analysis and interpretation whilst at the same time emphasizing the importance of rigour and a good understating of theory! essential reading' - Dr Ian Walker, Department of Psychology, University of Bath. 'Very useful, valuable and interesting. Summing up: Highly recommended' - "Choice", Current Reviews for Academic Librarians. This new edition of Field's textbook provides students of statistical methods with everything they need to understand, use and report statistics - at every level.Written in Andy Field's vivid and entertaining style, and furnished with playful examples from everyday student life (among other places), this book forms an accessible gateway into the often intimidating world of statistics and a unique opportunity for students to ground their knowledge of statistics through the use of SPSS. This text is fully compliant with the latest release of SPSS (version 13). The key updates in the new edition include: more coverage with completely new material on non-parametric statistics, loglinear analysis, effect sizes and how to report statistical analysis; even more student-friendly features, including a glossary of key statistical terms and exercises at the end of chapters for students to work through, with datasets and answers to chapter exercises on the accompanying CD-ROM; and, a larger and more easy-to-reference format: notation in each section identifies the intended level of study while the new 2-colour text design enhances the features in the book and, together with the larger format, provides extra clarity throughout.Andy Field is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Sussex where his success in making statistics accessible was recognized with a teaching award in 2001. He is also winner of the British Psychological Society Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Psychology. From the AuthorDescription of the text from the back coverThis book is an attempt to combine both statistical theory and practical application of that theory using SPSS. As such it is 2 books for the price of 1. I've written it in a very accessible and frivolous style and it's all quite light hearted (without compromising the material covered).Anyway, for reference this is what the back cover says:"Andy Field has written an up-to-date student-oriented textbook with the aim of making the learning of advanced statistics and using SPSS as painless as possible.Written in an accessible style, the book provides the beginning student with an understanding of statistics and a knowledge of SPSS. While other books either concentrate on statistical theory or on the functions of the popular computer program SPSS, Andy Field integrates the two to provide the student with a thorough grounding in statistics through learning to use SPSS.Discovering Statistics Using SPSS for Windows is designed to answer all the questions students ask when using SPSS to analyse data. Each statistical test is introduced in a clear and accessible way, with examples of how to run an analysis in SPSS.The book also provides a detailed, but highly accessible, guide to using SPSS for more complex statistical tests. There are illustrations of dialogue boxes throughout, and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises and descriptions. The book includes a CD-ROM with SPSS datasets and the author provides a website for further help and updates. The book is suitable for use with SPSS versions 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 and above.Contents: Some Preliminaries \ Exploring Data \ Correlation \ Regression \ Logistic Regression \ Comparing Two Means \ Comparing Several Means: ANOVA (GLM 1) \ Complex Anova (GLM 2) \ Repeated Measures Designs (GLM 3) \ MANOVA \ Exploratory Factor Analysis." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Product Description

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This book is the winner of the 2007 British Psychological Society Award. 'It is noteworthy ... more

that after I used some of the illustrations and
mentioned the book in class  most students went
and bought a copy. Their final papers were heavily
'Field-referenced'! That is the best endorsement
one can give to a text' - "Journal of Advanced
Nursing". 'The wide range of statistical
techniques covered combined with good accompanying
background explanations  communicated in a relaxed
 affable style  make this book a useful addition
to the bookshelves of both practitioners and
teachers of statistics alike in the social
sciences' - Peter Watson  MRC Cognition and Brain
Sciences Unit  Cambridge and Chair of ASSESS 
Independent European Group of SPSS Users. 'The
Second Edition of Andy Field's "Discovering
Statistics Using SPSS" is an excellent book and a
valuable addition to the teaching of statistics in
the behavioral sciences. The title of the book
accurately reflects the approach taken. This is
not simply a primer on how to use SPSS  but is a
very good statistics text using SPSS as a vehicle
for illustrating and expanding on the statistical
content of the book.At the same time it also
serves as a manual for SPSS  and has taught me
things that I had not known about the software.
One advantage of the text is that it is not tied
specifically to the latest version of SPSS.
Although the examples use version 12.0  there are
many references to the difference the students
will find if they are using an earlier version. A
good example of how the text is structured can be
seen in Chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 8 provides an
introduction to the analysis of variance  and
roughly the first 40 pages are devoted to
statistical issues. Only after that introduction
does the author move to a discussion of using SPSS
to run the analyses. Chapter 9 deals with the
analysis of covariance  and here the author moves
almost immediately to SPSS printout  having laid
most of the groundwork in the previous chapter. I
find this flexible approach to the blending of
content and software to be an effective way of
teaching the material. It is impossible to review
this book without commenting on Andy's particular
style. I enjoyed it immensely and think that it
would appeal to both students and their
instructors.It is refreshing to see someone who
doesn't take himself too seriously' - David C
Howell  Professor Emeritus  University of Vermont.
'The new edition of Field's textbook confirms its
place as the best statistics text for
undergraduate social science students. It provides
support for those less confident about statistical
analysis whilst having sufficient depth that it
will still be valuable to more mathematically
experienced people. There is a focus throughout on
the practical aspects of data analysis and
interpretation whilst at the same time emphasizing
the importance of rigour and a good understating
of theory! essential reading' - Dr Ian Walker 
Department of Psychology  University of Bath.
'Very useful  valuable and interesting. Summing
up: Highly recommended' - "Choice"  Current
Reviews for Academic Librarians. This new edition
of Field's textbook provides students of
statistical methods with everything they need to
understand  use and report statistics - at every
level.Written in Andy Field's vivid and
entertaining style  and furnished with playful
examples from everyday student life (among other
places)  this book forms an accessible gateway
into the often intimidating world of statistics
and a unique opportunity for students to ground
their knowledge of statistics through the use of
SPSS. This text is fully compliant with the latest
release of SPSS (version 13)......


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book on statistics that you will need! Fully
revised and restructured  this new edition is even
more accessible as it now walks students through
from introductory level to advanced level concepts
 all the while grounding knowledge through the use
of SPSS. Andy's humorous and self-deprecating
style and the book's host of characters make the
journey entertaining as well as educational.While
still providing a very comprehensive collection of
statistical methods  tests and procedures  and
packed with examples and self-assessment tests to
reinforce knowledge  the new edition now also
offers: a more gentle introduction to basic level
concepts and methods for beginners; new textbook
features to make the book more user-friendly for
those learning about more advanced concepts 
encouraging 'critical thinking'; a brand new full
colour design  making it easy for students to
navigate between topics  and to understand how to
use the latest version of SPSS; both 'real world'
(the bizarre and the wonderful) and invented
examples illustrate the concepts and make the
techniques come alive for students; an additional
chapter on Multilevel Modelling for advanced level
students; and  reinforced binding to make the book
easier to handle at your computer workstation.The
book also includes access to a brand new and
improved companion website  bursting with features
including: animated 'SPSS walk-through' videos
clearly demonstrating how to use the latest SPSS
modules; self-marking multiple choice questions;
datasets for psychology  Business and Management
and Health Sciences; a flash-card glossary for
testing knowledge of key concepts; access to
support material from SAGE study skills books; and
access the demo website online. Statistics
lecturers are also provided with a whole range of
resources and teaching aids  including: the test
bank; over 300 multiple choice questions ready to
upload to WebCT  Blackboard or other virtual
learning environments; charts and diagrams in
electronic format for inclusion in lecture slides;
and  PowerPoint slides written by the author to
accompany chapters of the text.


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material on statistics that the student will need
and was missing at least in the first edition.
This book is the best blend that I know of a
textbook in statistics and a manual on SPSS. It is
a balanced composite of both topics, using SPSS to
illustrate important statistical material and,
through graphics, to make visible important
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Anyone for multivariate statistics...

Advantages: Impossible to put a statistical foot wrong with such clear and concise explanations
Disadvantages: None: I wish all statistics books were this well written

discussed the most popular and widely used tools instead of looking at research from a statistical purists point of view. Commonsense chapters that explain how the book is organised and the best way to remove anomalies from data sets are extremely useful topics that most social science methods texts don’t bother to cover. Checklists summarising the steps associated with various processes are a helpful addition. Comparison of packages I use SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and have regular wars with SAS devotees. Using Multivariate Statistics cuts through ideological and philosophical differences by covering the pros and cons of all the major software ‘players’ (SPSS, SAS, SYSTAT and BMDP). Handy charts tell you unambiguously what each of the packages can and can’t do before you get too excited ...

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