This book turned my hatred of stats and SPSS into love.
I am enjoying the book, which I would never have imagined! I am not afraid of statistics anymore.
I really really love the book, it's the main reason why I'm not curled up in bed with my cats sobbing in fear at the moment. Speaking of cats, I gotta say the correcting cat/misconception mutt framing is very cute, and it almost broke my heart finding out the origin of that orange spiritual feline. I'm having a blast reading about stats, who would've thunk it?
I never thought I would find a statistics textbook amusing but somehow our text pulls it off. I also appreciated the online supplementary tools provided by the publisher. They provide a good synthesis of each of the chapters and some easy options to review
I also appreciate how the author made the text interesting to read, but the content is rich enough to provide readers good knowledge on how to draw insights from stats and data. Also, it provides a lot of practical guides for reporting results and findings for research paper. Can't wait to take a deeper dive into the text
I love it! It's the first text I've come across that has been written in such a captivating way. There's humor, tons of information, and awesome resources both within and on the companion website. Kudos to Prof. Field!
The book explains all the types of statistical tests that bachelor students in political science need for their thesis research in a straightforward manner. It takes a hands-on approach to work with statistical software and explains in detail all the steps necessary to run an analysis and interpret the results. I decided to assign this book to my course because I am confident that students will get all the information they need for their research projects from this volume without having to buy several methods books.
This book is a wonderful resource to help students with analysis using the spss software
Very complete title and most of the chapters are going to be part of the topics covered in class
Andy Field's "Discovering Statistics" is the go-to series for students (and instructors) seeking a comprehensive and accessible statistics text. His humorous take on statistical topics is especially welcome and engaging for students.
Excellent and clear introduction to statistics for those students with some familiarity with SPSS. Will be very useful for those students who undertake quantitative studies as part of their master's work.
Lively descriptions, creative examples
Field's textbook provides an ideal amount of theoretical detail and clearcut examples for undergraduates, who can progressively expand their "hands on" data analysis skills with SPSS.
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An essential reference for research at Dissertation stage
This is a very good resource for students and teaching
A previous edition of this text is currently used as part of the course I support on our reading list, but will recommended this be updated. This new edition by Andy Field is a brilliant, providing updated and better organised materials and few new chapters.
A previous edition of this text is currently used as part of the course reading list, but will be recommending that this be updated. Andy Field has done it again and brought together a brilliant update with practical resources and materials, with the edition of more of his own brand of unique humour.
Very student friendly, provides a solid understanding of the various analytical techniques used in their respective methodologies.
Great for everybody who is still working with SPSS. Answers a lot of questions and is very informative and well written!