Understanding Social Statistics

The book was limited in scope -- Dr Karyn Morrissey * drupal *
This is an excellent text and covers many of the data operations in SPSS that often get little attention. I also approve of the inclusion of equations, rather than shying away from them. -- Dr Luke Sloan * drupal *
Very good introduction to statistics, very good intro to SPSS.
I will strongly recommend this book to all students who will be using quantitative methods in their studies. -- Dr Manuela Heinz * drupal *
I recommended the book for this time, since the programme was already mainly settled for the term. However, I aim to replace the current text book and would make Understanding Social Statistics the core reading next time.
The great advantage of the book is the step-by-step guide through SPSS. The avoidance of formulas by and large provides an easy introduction to statistics for students who are reluctant to engage with statistics. Once they know how easy it can be to produce meaningful results, they are more likely to use them in the future and understand the logic of it. formulas can always be introduced at a later stage for more advanced students. However, I would recommend to use it only in conjunction with a general methods book that covers qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches as well as research design and mixed methods. -- Dr Stephan Köppe * drupal *
I have used the previous version of this book and have found it to be extremely useful and benefical to the course. -- Miss Urszula Wolski * drupal *
I have used the previous version of this book and have found it to be extremely useful and beneficial to the course. -- Miss Urszula Wolski * drupal *
This is a very comprehensive guide to the use of social statistics. This text does as it says. It takes ′the fear out of using numbers in social research′. This text would be useful for both undergraduate and master′s students completing an introduction to statistics course or embarking on using SPSS for the first time. The text begins with an introduction to quantiatative research and builds up to the use of various statistical techniques from the more straightforward to the more complex. Throughout there are numerous illustrations which facilitate keeping pace with the concepts that are introduced. This is certainly an invaluable guide for any student taking those first steps into social statistics. -- Mrs Moyra Journeaux * drupal *