SPSS Statistics for Dummies, 3rd Edition - Softcover

McCormick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118989015 ISBN 13: 9781118989012

Verlag: For Dummies, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

The ultimate beginner s guide to SPSS and statistical analysis SPSS Statistics For Dummies is the fun and friendly guide to mastering SPSS. This book contains everything you need to know to get up and running quickly with this industry-leading software, with clear, helpful guidance on working with both the software and your data. Every chapter of this new edition has been updated with screenshots and steps that align with SPSS 23.0. You ll learn how to set up the software and organize your workflow, then delve deep into analysis to discover the power of SPSS capabilities. You ll discover the mechanics behind the calculations, perform predictive analysis, produce informative graphs, and maximize your data, even if it s been awhile since your last statistics class. SPSS is the leading statistical software for social sciences, marketing, health care, demography, government, education, data mining, and more. This powerful package gives you the tools you need to get more out of your data, and this book is your beginner-friendly guide to getting the most out of the software. Install and configure SPSS and learn the basics of how it works Master the process of getting data into SPSS and manipulating it to produce results See how to display data in dozens of different graphic formats to fit specific needs Make SPSS manufacture the numbers you want and take advantage of the many analysis options Discover ways to customize the SPSS interface and the look of your results, edit graphics and pivot tables, and program SPSS with Command Syntax Statistical analysis is crucial to so many industries, and accuracy and efficiency are crucial. SPSS offers you the capability to deliver, but you still must know how to take utmost advantage of the tools at your fingertips. SPSS Statistics For Dummies shows you how to handle data like a pro, with step-by-step instruction and expert advice.

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Keith McCormick is an independent predictive analytics consultant, speaker, trainer, and author. Keith is the lead author of the IBM SPSS Modeler Cookbook. Jesus Salcedo is QueBIT's Director of Advanced Analytics Training and the former SPSS Curriculum Team Lead for IBM. Both have done extensive SPSS training. Aaron Poh is a business analyst supporting IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and analytics at Booz Allen Hamilton and serves as a director at the Institute for Supply Management–Northern Virginia.

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Learn to:

• Configure SPSS to produce better results
• Get data into and out of SPSS
• Produce graphs that best display your data
• Extend SPSS with programming options

Need to use SPSS Statistics? Feel lost? Worry no more—here's your complete, plain-English guide!

If you work in a field that uses SPSS Statistics, you may have found it a little overwhelming. This fully updated book is the answer! These clear, easy-to-follow instructions get you up and running and show you to how to get the most from SPSS and your data. Learn to perform predictive analysis, interpret data with graphs, and more — no math required!

• Lay the groundwork — install and configure SPSS and learn the basics of how it works
• Data in, data out — master the process of getting data into SPSS and manipulating it to produce results
• Get graphic — see how to display data in dozens of different graphic formats to fit specific needs
• Amazing analysis — make SPSS manufacture the numbers you want and take advantage of the many analysis options
• Make it your own — discover ways to customize the SPSS interface and the look of your results, edit graphics and pivot tables, and program SPSS with Command Syntax

Visit the companion website at www.dummies.com/go/spssstatistics to find articles and files that illustrate specific capabilities of SPSS, designed especially for this book.

Open the book and find:

• Step-by-step procedures that show how SPSS works
• What you need to know about entering data
• Ways to create new variables
• Steps for building great graphs
• Advice on analyzing different types of data
• How to create customized results
• Tips on making SPSS do your bidding
• Cool SPSS add-ons

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Learn to:

• Configure SPSS to produce better results
• Get data into and out of SPSS
• Produce graphs that best display your data
• Extend SPSS with programming options

Need to use SPSS Statistics? Feel lost? Worry no more—here's your complete, plain-English guide!

If you work in a field that uses SPSS Statistics, you may have found it a little overwhelming. This fully updated book is the answer! These clear, easy-to-follow instructions get you up and running and show you to how to get the most from SPSS and your data. Learn to perform predictive analysis, interpret data with graphs, and more — no math required!

• Lay the groundwork — install and configure SPSS and learn the basics of how it works
• Data in, data out — master the process of getting data into SPSS and manipulating it to produce results
• Get graphic — see how to display data in dozens of different graphic formats to fit specific needs
• Amazing analysis — make SPSS manufacture the numbers you want and take advantage of the many analysis options
• Make it your own — discover ways to customize the SPSS interface and the look of your results, edit graphics and pivot tables, and program SPSS with Command Syntax

Visit the companion website at www.dummies.com/go/spssstatistics to find articles and files that illustrate specific capabilities of SPSS, designed especially for this book.

Open the book and find:

• Step-by-step procedures that show how SPSS works
• What you need to know about entering data
• Ways to create new variables
• Steps for building great graphs
• Advice on analyzing different types of data
• How to create customized results
• Tips on making SPSS do your bidding
• Cool SPSS add-ons

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1118989015
• ISBN 13: 9781118989012
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: FOR DUMMIES; danilo.gaviraghi@hoepli.it; ; Via Hoepli 5; Milano; 20121; Italien