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SPSS Books and Manuals

Learn how to more productively and efficiently work with SPSS software. A number
of SPSS books and manuals—for beginners and expert users alike—can show you how.

Below are descriptions of books and manuals of interest to SPSS users. Use these books to teach
yourself SPSS or supplement techniques you’ve learned in the classroom.

SPSS 13.0 Guide to Data Analysis by Marija Norusis

SPSS 13.0 Guide to Data Analysis is a friendly introduction to both data analysis and SPSS software.
Easy-to-understand explanations and in-depth content make this guide both an excellent supplement
to other statistics texts and an ideal primary text for any introductory data analysis course. With
this book, you will learn how to describe data, test simple hypotheses, and examine relationships
using real datasets. Exercises at the end of each chapter let you test your skills. SPSS 13.0 Guide
to Data Analysis is designed for use with SPSS 13.0 for Windows®, including the SPSS Student
Version™. A data CD is included with this book. To view a description of this book, table of contents,
and preface, or to purchase a copy, visit www.prenhall.com. ISBN: 0-13-186535-8

SPSS 13.0 Statistical Procedures Companion by Marija Norusis

SPSS 13.0 Statistical Procedures Companion is an introduction to SPSS and its most frequently used
statistical procedures. The book takes you from creating, cleaning, and describing data files to
analyzing the data using sophisticated statistical procedures such as logistic regression; factor,
cluster, and discriminant analysis; log linear models; and general linear models. You’ll find discussion
of the statistical backgrounds for each procedure and a review of the basics of hypothesis testing.
The book offers practical suggestions, emphasizing topics that arise when analyzing real data for
presentations, reports, and dissertations. A data CD is included with this book. To view a
description of this book, table of contents, and preface, or to purchase a copy, visit
www.prenhall.com. ISBN: 0-13-186539-0
SPSS 13.0 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion
by Marija Norusis
SPSS 13.0 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion
covers the procedures in two popular SPSS add-on
modules, SPSS Advanced Models™ and SPSS Regression
Models™. The book provides introductions to and examples
for procedures such as loglinear and logit analysis for
categorical data; ordinal, multinomial, two-stage, and
weighted least squares regression; Kaplan-Meier and
Cox regression models for survival analysis; and variance
components analysis. A data CD is included with this book.
To view a description of this book, table of contents, and
preface, or to purchase a copy, visit www.prenhall.com.
ISBN: 0-13-186540-4
SPSS Programming and Data Management: A Guide for
SPSS and SAS® Users, Second Edition by Raynald Levesque
SPSS Programming and Data Management: A Guide for
SPSS and SAS Users, Second Edition documents the
wealth of functionality beneath the SPSS user interface.
It includes detailed examples of command syntax, the
macro facility, scripting, and the output management
system. The accompanying CD-ROM includes the command
and data files used in the book. The book also contains
a chapter for SAS users, showing equivalent SPSS code for
many common data management tasks. With knowledge
gained from this book, you will be able to use the many
tools available within SPSS to import data from almost
any source, clean it, transform it, merge it with other data,
and get it into the condition required to produce reliable
models and informative results. To view the complete
table of contents or to purchase this book, visit
www.spss.com/estore/softwaremenu/book.cfm.
ISBN: 0-56827-355-X
SPSS 13.0 Brief Guide
SPSS 13.0 Brief Guide uses a convenient tutorial system
to acquaint beginning users with the components of the
SPSS system. Learn how to use the Data Editor, import
data into SPSS, work with statistics and output, create
and edit charts, modify data values, manage syntax
and data files, calculate new data values, and sort and
select data. To view a description of this book and table
of contents, or to purchase this book, visit
www.spss.com/estore/softwaremenu/book.cfm.
ISBN: 0-13-154242-7
SPSS Base 13.0 User's Guide
SPSS Base 13.0 User's Guide provides a thorough explanation
of SPSS features. Topics covered include the Text Wizard,
Database Wizard, Data Editor, scripting, data definition
and modification, file and output management (including
the SPSS Viewer and report cubes), statistical and graphical
procedures (including output examples), production mode
operation, and utilities for getting information (including
help) and controlling the environment. To view a description
of this book and table of contents, or to purchase this
book, visit www.spss.com/estore/softwaremenu/book.cfm.
ISBN: 0-13-185723-1
Manuals for add-on modules and stand-alone software
User manuals are available for all SPSS add-on modules
and many stand-alone products, such as Amos™. Visit
www.spss.com/estore/softwaremenu/book.cfm for a
full list of available manuals, or to make a purchase.
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