"This book is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS for Windows, the most widely used computer package for analysing quantitative data. The author explains the basics of SPSS including the input of data, data manipulation, descriptive analyses and inferential techniques, including: creating using and merging data files; creating and printing graphs and charts; parametric tests including t-tests, ANOVA, GLM; correlation, regression and factor analysis; non parametric tests and chi square; reliability; and obtaining neat print outs and tables." "Also included are detailed worked examples - with SPSS output and screen shots, along with diagrams and a useful decision chart to select the appropriate statistical test." "This book will prove valuable to all those students and researchers who need to learn to use SPSS effectively in their research."--Jacket