I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks,
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If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more expositive approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that covers all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical help you could look at the Norusis books.
If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone might know just the book for you. -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Osamah Saeedi Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, Regards, Osamah Saeedi |
If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book
"Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the amazon page. This book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it for anyone starting out. http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Statistical-Methods/dp/0761944524 For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that are worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose like "Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to learn some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that cover different types of regression and how to deal with missing data, generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. Don On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users > Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more expositive > approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use > SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that covers > all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management > manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data > management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical help > you could look at the Norusis books. > > If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone > might know just the book for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Osamah Saeedi > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn > SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, > > Regards, > > Osamah Saeedi > |
May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you might check out a book
by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this list who also maintains a remarkable SPSS webpage): http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm HTH, Stephen Brand For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and research design, visit www.statisticsdoc.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Don Asay Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the amazon page. This book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it for anyone starting out. http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Statistical-Methods /dp/0761944524 For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that are worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose like "Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to learn some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that cover different types of regression and how to deal with missing data, generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. Don On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users > Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more expositive > approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use > SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that covers > all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management > manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data > management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical help > you could look at the Norusis books. > > If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone > might know just the book for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Osamah Saeedi > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn > SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, > > Regards, > > Osamah Saeedi > |
People have not mentioned Coakes and Steed (2001) SPSS Analysis Without
Anguish which I find has two merits (1) discussion of data preparation and preliminary analysis and (2) discussion of assumptions for tests. There may be a later edition; mine is for SPSS v10. It has several more up to date rivals including Kinnear and Gray (2006); SPSS14 Made Simple and Field (2006) Discovering statistics using SPSS. Avoid the Field (2000) first edition. None of them adequately describe creating syntax for particular tasks and combining syntax commands into re-usable working files. In this regard, Boslaugh (2005) An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming is quite a disappointment although it is a start. In my case Coakes and Steed (2001) provided the inspiration to create a syntax file. Thanks to help from many on this forum it includes code suggestions and improvements which that performs all the preliminary analysis and checks assumptions before running the tests. Warm regards/gary >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of >>Statisticsdoc >>Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:21 PM >>To: [hidden email] >>Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? >> >>May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you might check out a book >>by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this list who also >>maintains >>a remarkable SPSS webpage): >> >>http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm >> >>HTH, >> >>Stephen Brand >> >>For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and >>design, visit >>www.statisticsdoc.com >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of >>Don Asay >>Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM >>To: [hidden email] >>Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? >> >> >>If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book >>"Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the amazon page. >>This >>book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it for anyone >>starting out. >> >>http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Statistical- >>Methods >>/dp/0761944524 >> >>For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that >>worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose like >>"Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to learn >>some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that >>cover different types of regression and how to deal with missing data, >>generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. >> >>Don >> >>On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>> If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users >>> Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more >>expositive >>> approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use >>> SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that >>covers >>> all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management >>> manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data >>> management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical >>help >>> you could look at the Norusis books. >>> >>> If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone >>> might know just the book for you. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of >>> Osamah Saeedi >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM >>> To: [hidden email] >>> Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? >>> >>> I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn >>> SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Osamah Saeedi >>> |
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The Kinnear and Grey book will be out in the summer with updates to
version 15 - they have modified some other chapters as well revising all the others to cope with changes in 15. ( How do I know - well I've read them all !!! - and I don't get a penny for it !! ) Best Wishes John S. Lemon DIT - University of Aberdeen Edward Wright Building: Room G51 Tel: +44 1224 273350 Fax: +44 1224 273372 > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] > On Behalf Of Gary Oliver > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:05 AM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > People have not mentioned Coakes and Steed (2001) SPSS > Analysis Without > Anguish which I find has two merits (1) discussion of data preparation > and preliminary analysis and (2) discussion of assumptions for tests. > There may be a later edition; mine is for SPSS v10. > > It has several more up to date rivals including Kinnear and > Gray (2006); > SPSS14 Made Simple and Field (2006) Discovering statistics using SPSS. > Avoid the Field (2000) first edition. > > None of them adequately describe creating syntax for particular tasks > and combining syntax commands into re-usable working files. In this > regard, Boslaugh (2005) An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming is > quite a disappointment although it is a start. In my case Coakes and > Steed (2001) provided the inspiration to create a syntax > file. Thanks to > help from many on this forum it includes code suggestions and > improvements which that performs all the preliminary analysis > and checks > assumptions before running the tests. > > Warm regards/gary > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] > On Behalf > Of > >>Statisticsdoc > >>Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:21 PM > >>To: [hidden email] > >>Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > >> > >>May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you might > check out a > book > >>by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this list who also > >>maintains > >>a remarkable SPSS webpage): > >> > >>http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm > >> > >>HTH, > >> > >>Stephen Brand > >> > >>For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and > research > >>design, visit > >>www.statisticsdoc.com > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf > Of > >>Don Asay > >>Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM > >>To: [hidden email] > >>Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > >> > >> > >>If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book > >>"Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the > amazon page. > >>This > >>book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it > for anyone > >>starting out. > >> > >>http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Sta > >>Methods > >>/dp/0761944524 > >> > >>For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that > are > >>worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose > like > >>"Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to > learn > >>some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that > >>cover different types of regression and how to deal with > missing data, > >>generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. > >> > >>Don > >> > >>On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > >>> > >>> If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base > Users > >>> Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more > >>expositive > >>> approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. > Since users > use > >>> SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose > manual that > >>covers > >>> all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data > management > >>> manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing > complicated data > >>> management and using programmability. If you're looking for > statistical > >>help > >>> you could look at the Norusis books. > >>> > >>> If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, > someone > >>> might know just the book for you. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On > Behalf Of > >>> Osamah Saeedi > >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > >>> To: [hidden email] > >>> Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > >>> > >>> I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn > >>> SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Osamah Saeedi > >>> > |
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You may also want to provide his web page address...
Fermin Ornelas, Ph.D. Management Analyst III, AZ DES Tel: (602) 542-5639 E-mail: [hidden email] -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Statisticsdoc Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:21 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you might check out a book by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this list who also maintains a remarkable SPSS webpage): http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm HTH, Stephen Brand For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and research design, visit www.statisticsdoc.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Don Asay Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the amazon page. This book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it for anyone starting out. http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Statistical-Met hods /dp/0761944524 For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that are worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose like "Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to learn some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that cover different types of regression and how to deal with missing data, generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. Don On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users > Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more expositive > approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use > SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that covers > all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management > manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data > management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical help > you could look at the Norusis books. > > If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone > might know just the book for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Osamah Saeedi > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn > SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, > > Regards, > > Osamah Saeedi > NOTICE: This e-mail (and any attachments) may contain PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential under state and federal law. This information may be used or disclosed only in accordance with law, and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the information in this e-mail and its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the person named above by reply e-mail, and then delete the original e-mail. Thank you. |
Fermin,
Sure - here is Raynald's web page: http://www.spsstools.net/ Best, Stephen Brand For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and research design, visit www.statisticsdoc.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Ornelas, Fermin Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:07 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? You may also want to provide his web page address... Fermin Ornelas, Ph.D. Management Analyst III, AZ DES Tel: (602) 542-5639 E-mail: [hidden email] -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Statisticsdoc Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:21 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you might check out a book by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this list who also maintains a remarkable SPSS webpage): http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm HTH, Stephen Brand For personalized and professional consultation in statistics and research design, visit www.statisticsdoc.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Don Asay Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend Andy Field's book "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link to the amazon page. This book is very approachable, and I would highly recommend it for anyone starting out. http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Statistics-Introducing-Statistical-Met hods /dp/0761944524 For individual advanced topics there are several smaller books that are worthwhile, often you will find books written for a specific purpose like "Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you are trying to learn some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison has books that cover different types of regression and how to deal with missing data, generally the books he writes are very approachable, and thorough. Don On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > If you are just looking for a reference manual, look at the Base Users > Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are looking for a more expositive > approach with examples, guide lines, and interpretation. Since users use > SPSS in very different ways, there is no one all-purpose manual that covers > all those ways. For example, you can download the SPSS data management > manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing complicated data > management and using programmability. If you're looking for statistical help > you could look at the Norusis books. > > If you could tell use what kinds of things you are looking for, someone > might know just the book for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Osamah Saeedi > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > I was wondering what the best book or user guide would be to learn > SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. Thanks, > > Regards, > > Osamah Saeedi > NOTICE: This e-mail (and any attachments) may contain PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential under state and federal law. This information may be used or disclosed only in accordance with law, and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the information in this e-mail and its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the person named above by reply e-mail, and then delete the original e-mail. Thank you. |
More precisely:
The pdf that comes with any SPSS install = Old Testament Levesque's book = New Testament http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm Cheers, and smile coz it's Friday! ;-) Albert-Jan --- Statisticsdoc <[hidden email]> wrote: > Fermin, > > Sure - here is Raynald's web page: > > http://www.spsstools.net/ > > Best, > > Stephen Brand > > For personalized and professional consultation in > statistics and research > design, visit > www.statisticsdoc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of > Ornelas, Fermin > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:07 AM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > > You may also want to provide his web page address... > > Fermin Ornelas, Ph.D. > Management Analyst III, AZ DES > Tel: (602) 542-5639 > E-mail: [hidden email] > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Statisticsdoc > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:21 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > May I second Don's suggestion, and suggest that you > might check out a > book > by Raynauld Levesque (a veteran contributor to this > list who also > maintains > a remarkable SPSS webpage): > > http://www.spss.com/spss/data_management_book.htm > > HTH, > > Stephen Brand > > For personalized and professional consultation in > statistics and > research > design, visit > www.statisticsdoc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of > Don Asay > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:59 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > > If you are learning SPSS from scratch I recommend > Andy Field's book > "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" here is a link > to the amazon page. > This > book is very approachable, and I would highly > recommend it for anyone > starting out. > > > hods > /dp/0761944524 > > For individual advanced topics there are several > smaller books that are > worthwhile, often you will find books written for a > specific purpose > like > "Logistic Regression" or "Survival Analysis." If you > are trying to learn > some of the more advanced topics, Paul D. Allison > has books that > cover different types of regression and how to deal > with missing data, > generally the books he writes are very approachable, > and thorough. > > Don > > On 2/28/07, Beadle, ViAnn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > If you are just looking for a reference manual, > look at the Base Users > > Guide which comes with SPSS. Most people are > looking for a more > expositive > > approach with examples, guide lines, and > interpretation. Since users > use > > SPSS in very different ways, there is no one > all-purpose manual that > covers > > all those ways. For example, you can download the > SPSS data management > > manual from SPSS which provides examples for doing > complicated data > > management and using programmability. If you're > looking for > statistical > help > > you could look at the Norusis books. > > > > If you could tell use what kinds of things you are > looking for, > someone > > might know just the book for you. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf > Of > > Osamah Saeedi > > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:01 PM > > To: [hidden email] > > Subject: Good reference manual for SPSS? > > > > I was wondering what the best book or user guide > would be to learn > > SPSS? There seem to be a number on the market. > Thanks, > > > > Regards, > > > > Osamah Saeedi > > > > NOTICE: This e-mail (and any attachments) may > contain PRIVILEGED OR > CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for > the use of the > specific individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It > may contain > information that is privileged and confidential > under state and federal > law. This information may be used or disclosed only > in accordance with > law, and you may be subject to penalties under law > for improper use or > further disclosure of the information in this e-mail > and its > attachments. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please > immediately notify the person named above by reply > e-mail, and then > delete the original e-mail. Thank you. > Cheers! Albert-Jan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know that 87.166253% of all statistics claim a precision of results that is not justified by the method employed? [HELMUT RICHTER] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather |
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A book that is cheaper and shorter than Andy Field's is the excellent SPSS Step by Step by Cole Davis.
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