Understandable Statistics

SPSS v.18 Guide

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UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS

TENTH EDITION

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Melissa M. Sovak, Ph.D. California University of Pennsylvania

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Contents

PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................. v UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS 10/E AND UNDERSTANDABLE BASIC STATISTICS 5/E .......................................................................................... vi

SPSS V.18 GUIDE

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Getting Started with SPSS............................................................................................................ 3 Lab Activities for Getting Started with SPSS ............................................................................... 10 Random Samples ...................................................................................................................... 11 Lab Activities for Random Samples ............................................................................................ 18 CHAPTER 2: ORGANIZING DATA Histograms ............................................................................................................................... 19 Lab Activities for Histograms ..................................................................................................... 24 Bar Graphs and Pie Charts.......................................................................................................... 25 Lab Activities for Bar Graphs and Pie Charts ............................................................................... 30 Stem-and-Leaf Displays.............................................................................................................. 30 Lab Activities for Stem-and-Leaf Displays ................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 3: AVERAGES AND VARIATION Averages and Standard...