{"product_id":"understanding-educational-statistics-using-microsoft-excel-and-spss-hardback-9780470889459","title":"Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS (Hardback) 9780470889459","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Lee Abbott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470889459, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e552 pages, Charts: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Drawings: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Screen captures: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Graphs: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm, 0.816 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtilizing the latest software, this book presents the essential statistical procedures for drawing valuable results from data in the social sciences.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMobilizing interesting real-world examples from the field of education, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS\u003c\/i\u003e supplies a seamless presentation that identifies valuable connections between statistical applications and research design. Class-tested to ensure an accessible presentation, the book combines clear, step-by-step explanations and the use of software packages that are accessible to both the novice and professional alike to present the fundamental statistical practices for organizing, understanding, and drawing conclusions from educational research data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begines with an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and then proceeds to acquaint readers with the various functions for working with quantitative data in the Microsoft Excel environment, such as spreadsheet navigation; sorting and filtering; and creating pivot tables. Subsequent chapters treat the procedures that are commonly-employed when working with data across various fields of social science research, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSingle-sample tests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepeated measure tests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndependent t-tests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne way ANOVA and factorial ANOVA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCorrelation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBivariate regression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChi square\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultiple regression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters are devoted to specific procedures, each ending with a lab exercise that highlights the importance of that procedure by posing a research question, examining the question through its application in Excel and SPSS, and concluding with a brief research report that outlines key findings drawn from the results. Real-world examples and data from modern educational research are used throughout the book, and a related Web site features additional data sets, examples, and labs, allowing readers to reinforce their comprehension of the material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridging traditional statistical topics with the latest software and applications in the field of education, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book for courses on educational research methods and introductory statistics in the social sciences at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It also serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the fields of education, psychology, and the social sciences who require a statistical background to work with data in their everyday work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Getting Acquainted with Microsoft Excel1 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Using Statistics in Excel1 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 SPSS1 Basics 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Descriptive Statistics—Central Tendency 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Descriptive Statistics—Variablity 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Normal Distribution 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Z Distribution and Probability 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Nature of Research Design and Inferential Statistics 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The T Test for Single Samples 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Independent-Samples T Test 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Analysis of Variance 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Factorial Anova 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Correlation 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Bivariate Regression 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Introduction to Multiple Linear Regression 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Chi Square and Contingency Table Analysis 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Repeated Measures Procedures: Tdep and ANOVAws 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Statistical Tables 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 523\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52278087778584,"sku":"9780470889459","price":91.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470889459.jpg?v=1781458097","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-educational-statistics-using-microsoft-excel-and-spss-hardback-9780470889459","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}