Ibm Spss Statistics 19 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion

IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companioncontains valuable tips, warnings, and examples that will help you take advantage of IBM SPSS Statistics to better analyze data. This book offers clear and concise explanations and examples of advanced statistical procedures in the IBM SPSS Statistics Advanced and Regression modules.

IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Statistical Procedures Companion contains tips, warnings, and examples that will help you take advantage of IBM SPSS Statistics 19 to better analyze data. This book contains a basic review of the underlying statistical concepts, with an emphasis on the practice of analyzing data. Ideal for both new and experienced users, this companion offers suggestions and strategies for handling the issues that arise when analyzing data. IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Statistical Procedures Companion covers various statistical procedures in IBM SPSS Statistics. This book also contains introductory chapters on using the software, creating and cleaning data files, testing hypotheses, and describing data.

This book contains: Generalized linear models; generalized estimating equaitons; nonlinear regression; logit loglinear models; multinomial regression; loglinear model selection; lefe table analysis; Kaplan-Meier analysis; Cox proportional hazards models; variance components analysis; ñonear mixed models; weighted least-squares analysis; two-stage least-squares analysis; probit regression models; multidimensional scaling (ALSCAL).

Key Message: SPSS®17.0: Statistical Procedures Companioncontains tips, warnings, and examples that will help you take advantage of SPSS to analyze data better. This book is a basic review of the underlying statistical concepts, with an emphasis on the practice of analyzing data. Ideal for both new and experienced users, this companion offers suggestions and strategies for handling the issues that arise when analyzing real data. Key Topics: Introduction; Getting to Know SPSS; Introducing Data; Preparing Your Data; Transforming Your Data; Describing Your Data; Testing Hypotheses; T Tests; One-Way Analysis of Variance; Crosstabulation; Correlation; Bivariate Linear Regression; Multiple Linear Regression; Discriminant Analysis; Logistic Regression Analysis; Cluster Analysis; Factor Analysis; Reliability Analysis; Nonparametric Tests; Ordinal Regression; General Loglinear Analysis; GLM Univariate; GLM Multivariate; GLM Repeated Measures Market: for all readers interested in SPSS.

SPSS(R) 12.0 Statistical Procedures Companion Whether you are just getting started with statistics or moving into more advanced analyses, this book will help you get the most out of your time and data and exploit the power of the SPSS system. Here's what you'll find: An introduction to the SPSS system, with an emphasis on how to prepare data for analysis Practical discussions of the statistical background for each of the statistical procedures Detailed examples from diverse areas, including psychology, sociology, education, archaeology, medicine, library science, nursing, and journalism Numerous tips and warnings to help you work efficiently and avoid common pitfalls A CD containing many of the data sets used in the book Coverage of statistics starts with the basics and extends to the most powerful modeling procedures, showing you how to: Analyze data using simple statistical procedures (descriptive statistics, comparisons of means, correlation, bivariate regression, and nonparametric tests) Employ more complex statistical procedures (multiple regression, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, cluster analysis, and reliability) Build models with the general linear model (univariate, multivariate, and repeated measures) Analyze correlated observations with linear mixed models

TheSPSS 14.0 Statistical Procedures Companioncovers many of the more advanced statistical procedures in SPSS, which are not discussed in theSPSS 14.0 Guide to Data Analysis. This book is intended as the continuation of the GDA. The audience is no longer the beginning student but is instead the data analyst, either an advanced student or a professional. TheCompanionoffers practical suggestions and emphasizes topics that arise when analyzing real data for presentations, reports, and dissertations, instead of the pristine data of homework assignments. A data CD is included with this book. For additional information, go to http://www.norusis.com This site offers a detailed Table of Contents, features, examples included in the book, and a sample chapter for download.

A statistical procedure is not like a sausage: you want to know its contents; you want to know the types of questions it can be used to answer and the types of data for which it is appropriate. The goal of the SPSS 14.0 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion is to provide you with background information and examples for statistical procedures in the SPSS Advanced and Regression Models modules. It aims to make it less likely that you will succumb to the siren song of melodic statistical procedure names and unleashes a disastrous assault on a mutely suffering data file. For additional information, go to http://www.norusis.com This site offers a detailed Table of Contents, features, examples included in the book, and a sample chapter for download.

"Whether you are just getting started with statistics or moving into more advanced analyses, this book will help you get the most out of your time and your data and exploit the power of the SPSS system."--BOOK JACKET.