{"product_id":"next-steps-with-spss-1","title":"Next Steps With SPSS","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There can be no doubt that book like this is needed. The idea that the author has to provide information beyond the SPSS tutorials is invaluable. Great conversational style and good examples! I like the idea of inputting data and working through the procedures in real life. The exercises are great practice for learning and sharpening the skills described.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Geni Cowan, \u003ci\u003eEducational Administration, California State University, Sacramento\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Geni Cowan, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritten in an easy-to-read, straightforward manner, \u003cb\u003eNext Steps With SPSS\u003c\/b\u003e introduces readers to intermediate and advanced SPSS skills. These skills are introduced and illustrated with sample programs designed to apply powerful techniques in data handling and analysis, with the output from these programs presented and interpreted. The book is organized so that it builds increasingly advanced syntax coding skills, starting with the handling of complex data files and then moving to coverage of looping and macro skills. The book then switches to more windows-oriented skills suitable for working with SPSS output (as in pivot tables and interactive graphics) and for running SPSS in an alternative mode (as in a production facility). The book returns to coding skills by introducing the more advanced topics of the scripting facility (which has broad application to handling data and creating output) and the matrix command language. Throughout the book, Einspruch provides pedagogical aids for the reader, such as:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetailed examples provide step-by-step illustrations of each step in a procedure \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnd-of-chapter exercises (with solutions provided in the Appendix) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoldface text indicates operations or choices that the reader will need to make when running SPSS \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpening chapter \"alerts\" give readers a quick synopsis of what they will learn as well as the recommended SPSS skill level \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter glossaries provide readers with a list and definition of command words covered in the chapter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter reading this book, readers will be able to perform: \u003ci\u003elooping functions\u003c\/i\u003e that can be used to repeatedly perform a set of commands; the \u003ci\u003emacro facility\u003c\/i\u003e that efficiently performs complex and repetitive tasks; \u003ci\u003epivot tables \u003c\/i\u003ethat can be manipulated to display results in different ways; \u003ci\u003einteractive graphics \u003c\/i\u003ecan be used to modify charts without re-running an entire procedure; the \u003ci\u003eproduction facility\u003c\/i\u003e that can run routine, time consuming analyses unattended; and, the \u003ci\u003ematrix command language\u003c\/i\u003e which handles matrix algebra computations and allows you to write statistical routines.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am very positive about the topics covered. A quality reference book covering these topics in a clear and concise manner would be of considerable value. Specialized syntax files are of special interest to me, as was the chapter on production facilities. The sequencing of the chapters is logical and begins with the familiar (data files) and proceeds through to more complex issues.\"\u003cbr\u003e--David Holman, \u003ci\u003eEducation, Arkansas State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--David Holman,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246810911064,"sku":"9780761919636","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761919636.jpg?v=1777785320","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/next-steps-with-spss-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}