Practical statistics: a quick and easy guide to SPSS, STATA and other statistical software

This book is provides step-by-step instructions for running a wide variety ofstatistical analyses in SPSS, Stata, and other programmes. In early chapters,which cover charts and graphs through regression, time-series analysis, and factor analysis, a background of the method is presented, followed by sections detailing how to run these tests in SPSS and Stata. In the chapters on HLM andSEM, these tests are first described, then sections detailing how to run these tests in HLM and AMOS, respectively, are presented. This book will assist you in understanding a wide variety of statistical tests as well as giving you simple instructions on how to run and interpret the results of these tests. INDICE: An Introduction to Statistics & Quantitative Methods / An Introduction to SPSS and Stata / Descriptive Statistics / Pearson's r, Chi-square, t-Test, and ANOVA / Linear Regression / Logistic, Ordered, Multinomial, Negative Binomial, and Poisson Regression / Factor Analysis / Time-Series Analysis / Hierarchical Linear Modeling / Structural Equation Modeling / Selecting the Appropriate Test / Appendix B: Tables of Significance / Appendix C: Additional Statistical Tests and Equations / Index

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7494-3
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 420
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés