Statistics for Research
With a Guide to SPSS
- George Argyrous - University of New South Wales, Australia
This fully updated edition of Statistics for Research explains statistical concepts in a straight-forward and accessible way using practical examples from a variety of disciplines. If you're looking for an easy-to-read, comprehensive introduction to statistics with a guide to SPSS, this is the book for you!
The new edition features:
- Clear explanations of all the main techniques of statistical analysis
- A brand new student-friendly, easy-to-navigate design
- Even more step-by-step screenshots of SPSS commands and outputs
- An extensive glossary of terms, ideal for those new to statistics
- End of chapter exercises to help you put your learning into practice
- A new, fully updated companion website (www.uk.sagepub.com/argyrous3) with comprehensive student and lecturer resources including additional, discipline specific examples and online readings and WebCT/Blackboard quizzes.
This is the ideal textbook for any course in statistical methods across the health and social sciences and a perfect starter book for students, researchers and professionals alike.
Supplements
A good resource which is up to date and accessible.
This text is well written and well presented, students will find this useful.
This is a well structured statistics book that is easy to read. There are exercise activities to complete and assist the student work through the problems at their own pace.
The book provides useful and illustrative review of the common techniques in quantitative methods, including for example, statistical tests at bivarata and multivariate analysis, with exercises related to real research cases.
However, I believe this book can be a bit advanced for undergraduate student taken the course "Methods in Epidemiological Research, 7.5 hp).
For master's students conducting their thesis, the book is highly recommended
This book offers a level of explanation on a par with Field's 'Discovering Statistics with SPSS' but is much more to the point with fewer tangents. The explanations are excellent and it doesn't shy away from using equations, thus it is a book to be recommended to the more confident students.
A good theoretical book that provides supplemental reading for the keener students.
Excellent text for social sciences students who have little or no background in stats
Statistics for Research has been adopted as a supplemental book for both undergraduates and postgraduates in management related disciplines, especially covering research methods into socio-economic issues.
Easy to use and helps students with statistical analysis required for post gaduate courses.
The new edition features:
- Clear explanations of all the main techniques of statistical analysis
- A brand new student-friendly, easy-to-navigate design
- Even more step-by-step screenshots of SPSS commands and outputs
- An extensive glossary of terms, ideal for those new to statistics
- End of chapter exercises to help you put your learning into practice
- A new, fully updated companion website (www.uk.sagepub.com/argyrous3) with comprehensive student and lecturer resources including additional, discipline specific examples and online readings and WebCT/Blackboard quizzes.
