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Designed to help readers analyze and interpret research data using IBM SPSS, this user-friendly book shows readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design, perform intermediate statistics, including multivariate statistics, interpret output, and write about the results. The book reviews research designs and how to assess the accuracy and reliability of data: whether data meet the assumptions of statistical tests; how to calculate and interpret effect sizes for intermediate statistics, including odds ratios for logistic and discriminant analyses; how to compute and interpret post-hoc power; and an overview of basic statistics for those who need a review. Unique chapters on multilevel linear modeling, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), assessing reliability of data, and factor analysis are provided. SPSS syntax, along with the output, is included for those who prefer this format.

The new edition features:

• IBM SPSS version 19; although the book can be used with most older and newer versions
• expanded discussion of assumptions and effect size measures in several chapters
• expanded discussion of multilevel modeling
• expansion of other useful SPSS functions in Appendix A
• examples that meet the new formatting guidelines in the 6^th edition of the APA Publication Manual (2010)
• flowcharts and tables to help select the appropriate statistic and interpret statistical significance and effect sizes
• multiple realistic data sets available on the website used to solve the chapter problems
• password protected Instructor's Resource materials with PowerPoint slides, answers to interpretation questions and extra SPSS problems, and chapter outlines and study guides.

IBM SPSS for Intermediate Statistics, Fourth Edition provides helpful teaching tools:

• all of the key SPSS windows needed to perform the analyses
• outputs with call-out boxes to highlight key points
• interpretation sections and questions to help students better understand and interpret the output
• extra problems using multiple realistic data sets for practice in conducting analyses using intermediate statistics
• helpful appendices on how to get started with SPSS, writing research questions, and review of basic statistics.

An ideal supplement for courses in either intermediate/advanced statistics or research methods taught in departments of psychology, education, and other social and health sciences, this book is also appreciated by researchers in these areas looking for a handy reference for SPSS.

Statistical Concepts consists of the last 9 chapters of An Introduction to Statistical Concepts, 3^rd ed. Designed for the second course in statistics, it is one of the few texts that focuses just on intermediate statistics. The book highlights how statistics work and what they mean to better prepare students to analyze their own data and interpret SPSS and research results. As such it offers more coverage of non-parametric procedures used when standard assumptions are violated since these methods are more frequently encountered when working with real data. Determining appropriate sample sizes is emphasized throughout. Only crucial equations are included.

The new edition features:

• New co-author, Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn, the 2007 recipient of the University of Central Florida's College of Education Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award.
• A new chapter on logistic regression models for today's more complex methodologies.
• Much more on computing confidence intervals and conducting power analyses using G*Power.
• All new SPSS version 19 screenshots to help navigate through the program and annotated output to assist in the interpretation of results.
• Sections on how to write-up statistical results in APA format and new templates for writing research questions.
• New learning tools including chapter-opening vignettes, outlines, a list of key concepts, "Stop and Think" boxes, and many more examples, tables, and figures.
• More tables of assumptions and the effects of their violation including how to test them in SPSS.
• 33% new conceptual, computational, and all new interpretative problems.
• A website with Power Points, answers to the even-numbered problems, detailed solutions to the odd-numbered problems, and test items for instructors, and for students the chapter outlines, key concepts, and datasets.

Each chapter begins with an outline, a list of key concepts, and a research vignette related to the concepts. Realistic examples from education and the behavioral sciences illustrate those concepts. Each example examines the procedures and assumptions and provides tips for how to run SPSS and develop an APA style write-up. Tables of assumptions and the effects of their violation are included, along with how to test assumptions in SPSS. Each chapter includes computational, conceptual, and interpretive problems. Answers to the odd-numbered problems are provided. The SPSS data sets that correspond to the book’s examples and problems are available on the web.?

The book covers basic and advanced analysis of variance models and topics not dealt with in other texts such as robust methods, multiple comparison and non-parametric procedures, and multiple and logistic regression models. Intended for courses in intermediate statistics and/or statistics II taught in education and/or the behavioral sciences, predominantly at the master's or doctoral level. Knowledge of introductory statistics is assumed.

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