SPSS Survival Manual A Step by Step Guide to Data AnalysisFor the SPSS Survival Manual website, go to .allenandunwin4/spss This is what readers from around the world say about the SPSS Survival Manual:Best book ever written. My ability to work the maze of statistics and my sanity has been SAVED by this book.Natasha Davison, Doctorate of Health Psychology, Deakin University, AustraliaI just wanted to say how much I value Julie Pallants SPSS Survival Manual. Its quite the best text on SPSS Ive encountered and I recommend it to anyone whos listening!Professor Carolyn Hicks, Health Sciences, Birmingham University, UKThis book was responsible for an A on our educational research project. This is the perfect book for people who are baffl ed by statistical analysis, but still have to understand and accomplish it.Becky, Houston, Texas, USATruly a survival manual. This was highly recommended to me and was well worth it. I had no diffi culty following the steps as they were so well laid out and included screen shots. This book takes the majority of the anxiety out of statistical analysis.C. Wright, amazon Having perceived myself as one who was not confi dent in anything statistical, I worked my way through the book and with each turn of the page gained more and more confi dence until I was running off analyses with (almost) glee. I now enjoy using SPSS and this book is the reason for that.Dr Marina Harvey, Centre for Professional Development, Macquarie University, Australia I have had several courses in advanced statistics, but unfortunately none of them went too “in depth” into SPSS. This book does just that, in a clear “how to” format that gets right to the point and tells you what you need to know.John Ryan, Atlanta, Georgia, USAThis book really lives up to its name . . . I highly recommend this book to any #99ff99MBA student carrying out a dissertation project, or anyone who needs some basic help with using SPSS and data analysis techniques.Business student, UKI must say how much I value SPSS Survival Manual. It is so clearly written and helpful. I fi nd myself using it constantly and also ask any students doing a thesis or dissertation to obtain a copy.Associate Professor Sheri Bauman, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Arizona, USA This book is simple to understand, easy to read and very concise. Those who have a general fear or dislike for statistics or statistics and computers should enjoy reading this book.Lloyd G. Waller PhD, Jamaica There are several SPSS manuals published and this one really does “do what it says on the tin” . . . Whether you are a beginner doing your BSc or struggling with your PhD research (or beyond!), I wholeheartedly recommend this book. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, UK I love SPSS Survival Manual . . . I cant imagine teaching without it. After seeing my copy and hearing me talk about it many of my other colleagues are also utilising it. Wendy Close PhD, Psychology Department, Wisconsin Lutheran College, USA . . . being an external student so much of the time is spent teaching myself. But this has been made easier with your manual as I have found much of the content very easy to follow. I only wish I had discovered it earlier.Anthropology student, AustraliaThis book is a “must have” introduction to SPSS. Brilliant and highly recommended.Dr Joe, South Africa The strength of this book lies in the explanations that accompany the descriptions of tests and I predict great popularity for this text among teachers, lecturers and researchers.Roger Watson, Journal of Advanced NursingThis is the one. If you need to do statistics for a thesis, dissertation, course, etc. but arent quite sure where to start or what to do, this is the book you have been looking for. I dont know how I wouldve completed my dissertation without this book. EXTREMELY helpful and easy to understand without being “dumbed down”.Thomas A. Delaney, Eugene, Oregon, USAThis book is the absolute bible for SPSS users and the books cover picture says it alla true life saver. Without this book I would not be graduating with a doctoral degree.A. Preston, Hawaii Pallants excellent book has all the ingredients to take interested students,including the statistically naive and the algebraically challenged, to a new level of skill and understanding.Geoffrey N. Molloy, Behaviour Change journalI have four SPSS manuals and have found that this is the only manual that explains the issues clearly and is easy to follow. SPSS is evil and anything that makes it less so is fabulous.Helen Scott, Psychology Honours Student, University of Queensland, AustraliaTo any students who have found themselves faced with the horror of SPSS when they had signed up for a degree in psychologythis is a god send.Psychology student, IrelandThis is the best SPSS manual Ive had. Its comprehensive and easy to follow. I really enjoy it.Norshidah Mohamed, Kuala Lumpur, Mal