Introductory Statistics Using SPSS

The four sections cover: I – Statistical Principles:  Research Principles, Sampling, Working in SPSS; II – Statistical Processes – Descriptive Statistics (continuous and categorical), T Test, ANOVA, Paired T Test, Correlation and Regression, Chi-Square; III – Data Handling: Supplemental SPSS Operations (e.g., generating random numbers, multilevel sorting, case selection, recoding, importing data); IV – Fully developed solutions to odd numbered exercises.  Emphasis is placed on fully comprehending statistical results and translating findings into brief textual abstracts. Digital ancillaries include SPSS datasets for examples and exercises, and a series of tutorial videos detailing (1) an overview of each statistical process, (2) step-by-step SPSS processing guidance for running and interpreting pretest checklists (statistical assumptions criteria), (3) instructions for configuring data and running statistical tests, (4) specific guidance on interpreting tables and graphics in the results reports. Instructors receive supplemental ancillaries including syllabi, all datasets, and PowerPoint presentation files for each chapter. This comprehensive learning package is ideal for in-class, remote learning, self-paced independent learning, or professionals involved in data analysis.

Table of Contents:
PART I. STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES 1. Research Principles 2. Sampling 3. Working in SPSS PART II. STATISTICAL PROCESSES 4. Descriptive Statistics 5. T Test 6. ANOVA 7. Paired T Test 8. Correlation & Regression 9. Chi-Square PART III. DATA HANDLING 10. Supplemental SPSS Operations PART IV. SOLUTIONS TO ODD EXERCISES

About the Author :
Herschel Knapp, PhD, MSSW, has more than 25 years of experience as a health care professional in a variety of domains.  In addition to his clinical work as a psychotherapist, primarily in hospital settings, he has provided project management for innovative implementations designed to improve the quality of patient care via multisite, health science implementations. He teaches master’s-level courses at the University of Southern California; he has also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles and California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Knapp has served as the lead statistician on a longitudinal cancer research project and managed the program evaluation metrics for a multisite, nonprofit children’s center. His clinical work includes emergency/trauma therapy in hospital settings. Dr. Knapp has developed and implemented innovative telehealth systems, utilizing videoconferencing technology to facilitate optimal health care service delivery to remote patients and to coordinate specialty consultations among health care providers, including interventions to diagnose and treat people with HIV and hepatitis, with special outreach to the homeless. He is currently leading a nurse research mentorship program and providing research and analytic services to promote excellence within a health care system.  The author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed health science journals, he is also the author of other textbooks, including Introductory Statistics Using SPSS (2nd ed., 2017), Practical Statistics for Nursing Using SPSS (2017), Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills (2nd ed., 2014), and Introduction to Social Work Practice: A Practical Workbook (2010).

Review :
“I think that this is a very useful, and more appropriately a very user-friendly way of presenting statistics to folks that are not particularly interested in learning every nuance of statistics.” Ellen P. McCann George Mason University “It follows closely the approach I take to teaching statistics: half the time spent in the classroom teaching concepts and half time in the computer lab applying those concepts to the statistical analysis of a dataset using SPSS. Since our students have only one semester to learn statistics at the undergraduate level, I place less emphasis on formulae and more on applying the concepts and interpreting output.” Holly Johnson University of Ottawa “A textbook like this is exactly what we need. Our class focuses on the application of statistics concepts/procedures using SPSS.” Dazhi Yang Boise State University “For me, the most impressive aspect of the text is the accompanying features. In particular, the online tutorials are great. They are potentially useful inside and outside of the classroom. I believe that if students simply know that they have a website to go to for assistance, much of the apprehension that goes along with learning a new data analysis program will be eradicated.” Matthew Costello University of Nebraska – Lincoln “This textbook is comprehensive in helping students grasps the importance of understanding how to conduct the appropriate statistical tests with different variables (continuous or categorical), levels of measurement, and nature of data (normal vs. skewed) using SPSS. Each chapter has numerous practice questions for students to hone their practice skills using SPSS. The audio visual links are added bonus to this book as students can return to the recorded information on conducting certain statistical analyses.” Martha Vungkhanching California State University-Fresno