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Building SPSS Graphs to Understand Data
- James O. Aldrich - California State University, Northridge, USA
- Hilda M. Rodriguez - California State University, Northridge, USA
June 2012 | 392 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This book is a must-have for anyone needing to understand large or small amounts of data. It describes how to build and interpret graphs, showing how "understanding data" means that the graph must clearly and succinctly answer questions about the data. In 16 of the 19 chapters research questions are presented, and the reader builds the appropriate graph needed to answer the questions. This handy guide can be used in conjunction with any introductory or intermediate statistics book where the focus is on in-depth presentation of how graphs are used. This book will also useful for graduate students doing research at the masters or doctoral level. The book also contains a chapter designed to address many of the ways that graphs can be used to mislead the graph reader.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Graphical Presentation of Data
Chapter 2. Simple Bar Graph
Chapter 3. Stacked Bar Graph
Chapter 4. Clustered Bar Graph
Chapter 5. Pie Graph
Chapter 6. Simple Line Graph
Chapter 7. Multiple Line Graph
Chapter 8. Simple Histogram
Chapter 9. Population Pyramid
Chapter 10. 1-D Boxplot
Chapter 11. Simple Boxplot
Chapter 12. Clustered Boxplot
Chapter 13. Simple Scatterplot
Chapter 14. Grouped Scatterplot
Chapter 15. High-Low Graphs
Chapter 16. Paneling on One Dimension
Chapter 17. Paneling on Two Dimensions
Chapter 18. Deceptive Graphing Examples
Chapter 19. Summary
Appendix A. SPSS Basic Information
Appendix B. Answers to Chapter Exercises
Appendix C. Chapters and SPSS Databases Used
Appendix D. Graph Selection - Type and Purpose
An easy to read textbook. This is an excellent text especially for novice researchers. A well structured text with good examples. Well done to the authors.
Teacher Education, University of South Africa (UNISA)
November 7, 2012
The approach did not fit with the goals of the course
Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Universitat de Valencia
September 16, 2012
This book provides a useful guide for research nurses progressing from our postgraduate programme to completion of an MSc by Research.
Faculty of Nursing & Midwifrey, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
September 6, 2012
