Download or read book SPSS Statistics 17.0 Guide to Data Analysis written by Marija J. Norušis and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2008 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TheSPSS 17.0 Guide to Data Analysisis a friendly introduction to both data analysis and SPSS, the world’s leading desktop statistical software package. Easy-to-understand explanations and in-depth content make this guide both an excellent supplement to other statistics texts and a superb primary text for any introductory data analysis course. With the this book, you get a jump-start on describing data, testing hypotheses, and examining relationships using SPSS. Author Marija Norušis incorporates a wealth of real data, including the General Social Survey and studies of Internet usage, opinions of the criminal justice system, marathon running times, library patronage, and the importance of manners. These data are used throughout the examples and expanded chapter exercises. This unique combination of examples, exercises, and contemporary data gives you hands-on experience in analyzing data and makes learning about data analysis and statistical software relevant, unintimidating, and even fun! A data CD-ROM is included with this book.