Introduction to Statistics with SPSS for Social Science

This book will be invaluable for even the most nervous student because it combines thorough statistical explanations with clear, step by step instructions for using SPSS. Dr Jamie Harding, Northumbria University

"At last a Social Science Stats, Methods and Analysis text, usable and useful for all levels - brilliant!" Jeanette Garwood, Leeds Metropolitan University

Introduction to Statistics with SPSS for Social Science is the complete guide to statistics and SPSS for social science students. Its range is exceptional in order to meet students' needs throughout their undergraduate degree and beyond.

By keeping to simple mathematics, a step-by-step explanation of all important statistical concepts, tests and procedures ensures that students understand the data analysis properly. The text also offers extensive coverage of statistical techniques and how SPSS can handle and manipulate all kinds of data. Just follow the screenshots and commentary in order to carry out the perfect analysis for the simplest or most complex data.

Adapted from the highly successful Howitt and Cramer textbooks, this is an essential text for all social science students of research methods and statistics from introductory through to more advanced levels.

Key features

• Includes examples from many fields of social sciences to help users understand the range of applications of statistics in data analysis
• Guidance on what kinds of data to enter and how, the SPSS steps needed to complete your analysis and how to understand and write up the results of the analysis
• Comprehensive discussion and user-friendly guidance on the full range of statistical techniques, when it is used, when it should not be used, the sorts of data required for the analysis and common problems that cause users difficulty
• Explains step-by-step how to enter, analyse and interpret data using SPSS
• Gives detail about what to report and how to report it
• In-text features such as research design issue, calculation and the advice boxes help structure study into manageable chunks whilst overviews and key points help with revision
• Includes a comprehensive glossary
• Full colour, bringing illustrations and explanations to life.

This book is supported by a companion website featuring downloadable datasets from the book and a glossary.  Go to www.pearsoned.co.uk/norris

Gareth Norris is Lecturer in Criminology at Aberystwyth University and Faiza Qureshi is Lecturer in Criminology at City University, London.

Dennis Howitt is Reader in Psychology and Duncan Cramer is Professor of Psychology at Loughborough University.