Statistics for Business and Economics" is designed to show readers how to become producers of statistical analysis, which will help them make decisions and become better consumers of information. This text explores essential statistical techniques, including data collection, simple graphic and numeric statistical procedures, probability, hypothesis testing, and regression. The authors use real-world data throughout the book to give students a realistic appreciation of the value of data analysis in today's marketplace. Each chapter includes a summary of terms and chapter exercises that encourage students to think critically about the concepts presented in the chapter. This text is ideal for instructors looking for a simple and concise approach to teaching introductory business and economics statistics courses. Stuart C. Strother, PhD, is professor of economics at Azusa Pacific University. Prior to academia, he worked in telecommunications and was in the U.S. Army. His research and writing focuses on urban economic development, and international business in China. Professor Strother earned his doctorate in Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville in 2004 and his Master of Business Administration degree at Indiana Wesleyan University in 2000. Orlando Griego, PhD, is a professor, former Air Force officer, and previous Associate Dean at Azusa Pacific University. He has co-authored two books on SPSS and publishes in the area of management, research design, and organizational development. Professor Griego earned his doctorate in Human Resource Development at Colorado State University in 1997 and his MS in Human Resource Management, Golden Gate University in 1985.
This book illustrates step-by-step how to use SPSS 7.5 for Windows to answer both simple and complex research questions. It describes in non-technical language how to interpret a wide range of SPSS outputs. It enables the user to develop skills on how to choose the appropriate statistics, interpret the outputs, and write about the outputs and the meaning of the results.
Designed to help students learn how to analyze and interpret research data, this book demonstrates how to produce a variety of statistics usually included in basic courses. The authors describe the use and interpretation of these statistics in a nontechnical and jargon-free language. This book's main goals are to help the reader choose the appropriate statistics, interpret the outputs, and develop skills in writing about the meaning of the results. To achieve these goals, the authors have combined material on: (a) how the appropriate choice of a statistic is based on the design of the research; (b) how to use SPSS to answer a number of research questions mainly about one realistic data set; and (c) how to interpret SPSS outputs. This helps the reader develop skills that cover the whole range of the design, data collection, data entry, analysis, and interpretation process. The book includes: * the key SPSS windows needed to perform the statistical analyses; * complete outputs with call-out boxes and interpretations to point out what to focus on; * interpretation questions to stimulate thinking; * many useful appendices; and * a FREE Data File CD-ROM is packaged with the book. This book uses SPSS 10.0 for Windows, however, there are only minor differences from versions 7, 8, and 9. Readers will have little difficulty applying the lessons to any of these versions. SPSS for Windowsis intended as a supplemental text in a research methods or statistics course in behavioral science or education.
This book illustrates step-by-step how to use SPSS 7.5 for Windows to answer both simple and complex research questions. It describes in non-technical language how to interpret a wide range of SPSS outputs. It enables the user to develop skills on how to choose the appropriate statistics, interpret the outputs, and write about the outputs and the meaning of the results.
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