Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics
North American Edition
- Andy Field - University of Sussex, UK
With an exciting new look, math diagnostic tool, and a research roadmap to navigate projects, this new edition of Andy Field’s award-winning text offers a unique combination of humor and step-by-step instruction to make learning statistics compelling and accessible to even the most anxious of students. The Fifth Edition takes students from initial theory to regression, factor analysis, and multilevel modeling, fully incorporating IBM SPSS Statistics© version 25 and fascinating examples throughout.
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Andy Field is the award winning author of An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma and is the recipient of the UK National Teaching Fellowship (2010), British Psychological Society book award (2006), and has been recognized with local and national teaching awards (University of Sussex, 2015, 2016).
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I've been using Discovering... with SPSS... for a couple of years & have just updated to the 5th edition. I LOVE chapter 3, and have actually been covering a lot of that material in my class, so it's nice to have it explicit in the text as well.
Jennifer Gutbezahl, Harvard University
"By the way, has anyone had a chance to look at 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!"
Anonymous Student, Harvard University
"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. If you haven't seen them yet, you should check them out. They provide a good synthesis of each of the chapters and some easy options to review."
Anonymous Student, Harvard University
"I get started on the text and can't agree more with you on how the book is. 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!"
Very helpful for using SPSS, a perfect aid
Excellent book on statistical methods of analysis in research
Excellent, well organized text. Unique, in my experience, the text and substantial student support website, provide supplemental materials for students who may be struggling and advanced materials for those who are ready. This facilitates course design and teaching in classes where a mix of preparation backgrounds is the norm.
I've had previous editions of this text and as always, I am very impressed with Dr. Fields' humorous approach to statistics. He provides instruction on conducting analyses in the most current version of SPSS and has included Bayesian statistics in the new edition. Students receive comprehensive statistical instruction and many online resources are also provided. This is the best statistics textbook!