This is a very comprehensive guide to the use of social statistics. This text does as it says. It takes 'the fear out of using numbers in social research'. This text would be useful for both undergraduate and master's students completing an introduction to statistics course or embarking on using SPSS for the first time. The text begins with an introduction to quantiatative research and builds up to the use of various statistical techniques from the more straightforward to the more complex.
I recommended the book for this time, since the programme was already mainly settled for the term. However, I aim to replace the current text book and would make Understanding Social Statistics the core reading next time.
The book was limited in scope
Very good introduction to statistics, very good intro to SPSS. I will strongly recommend this book to all students who will be using quantitative methods in their studies.
This is an excellent text and covers many of the data operations in SPSS that often get little attention. I also approve of the inclusion of equations, rather than shying away from them.
I have used the previous version of this book and have found it to be extremely useful and benefical to the course.
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