| 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), the 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. The
text is fully compliant with the latest release of SPSS®
(version 13).
Key updates in the new edition:
- 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.
- 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.
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Comments on the Second Edition:
`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
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