SPSS 12 Made Simple provides a step-by-step coverage of every aspect of data analysis with SPSS from data entry to interpretation of the output. As well as advice on data entry and checking, there is guidance on the best ways of describing a data set and the choice of an appropriate statistical technique. Finally, the output is fully explained, with reference to fully annotated SPSS output. Extensive illustrations show exactly what is on the screen at every stage of the process, helping the reader to avoid common pitfalls and check their progress along the way. Most chapters end with practical exercises to illustrate the main points raised and allow the reader to test their understanding; but there is a final general revision section with further exercises on a range of topics. In view of the recommendations of the American Psychological Association, the book now contains advice on strength of effect, power and sample size. There is also guidance on how to report the results of statistical tests in journal articles. This new edition is written with the same clarity that has made the book such a success in the past. The initial chapters provide an introduction to the basics of SPSS, such as data entry, followed by more advanced techniques, such as sorting, case selection, aggregation and file merging. In these early chapters, the emphasis is upon checking the accuracy of data entry and exploring the data thoroughly before making any formal statistical tests. There is also extensive coverage of the powerful new graphics capabilities of SPSS 12. Each of the later chapters is devoted to a particular statistical technique. SPSS 12 Made Simple: *Covers a wide range of statistical tests including t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, regression, multi-way frequency analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression and factor analysis. *Shows you how to get as much out of your data as possible. *Gives advice (with appropriate cautions and caveats) on choosing a statistical test. *Makes extensive use of annotated screen snapshots of SPSS output, windows and dialog boxes. *Includes both chapter-specific and general exercises. *Has a comprehensive index.
SPSS for Macintosh Made Simple is an introductory guide for the Macintosh user. This book has all the features of the successful & highly acclaimed book by the same authors, SPSS for Windows Made Simple, 2nd Edition (Psychology Press, 1997). There is an abundance of worked examples, which include annotated SPSS output listings & actual screen images, icons & dialog boxes. These are accompanied by comments clarifying the points that have arisen most frequently from students' queries during practical classes run by the authors. The range of problems & techniques covered is much wider than in comparable introductory texts, & this book will prove invaluable to the experienced researcher & the undergraduate alike. The text includes a complete course of practical exercises covering all the main topics considered in the text. This book: introduces the reader to the Macintosh environment for SPSS; shows the reader how to explore & depict a set of data; gives advice on choosing a statistical test; includes important cautions & caveats about the use of statistics; illustrates techniques with fully annotated SPSS menus, dialog boxes & output; contains an abundance of worked examples & exercises for the reader; has a comprehensive table of contents & index.
This text combines simplicity and clarity of presentation with a comprehensive treatment of the use of SPSS19 for the analysis and interpretation of data. As in earlier editions, coverage has been extended to address the issues raised by readers since the previous edition.
This new edition incorporates recent developments in SPSS (and in Windows) by drawing upon screen images, dialog boxes and output from SPSS 8 in the Windows 95 environment. A feature of SPSS 8 is the new, powerful Viewer output manager, which enables the user to produce better tables, charts and graphs by affording greater editorial control over both content and appearance than was possible in previous versions. The first six chapters (on data handling and exploration, graph plotting and two-sample statistical tests) and the associated exercises provide an introduction to the basics of working with SPSS, while the remaining chapters cover more advanced topics such as various ANOVA designs, correlation and regression, loglinear analysis, discriminant anlysis and factor analysis. In response to the comments of readers worldwide, the authors have expanded sections on the inputting and exploration of data, graphical procedures and advice on choosing appropriate statistical tests. The remaining chapters have also been revised. Where appropriate, chapters include images of dialog boxes, output listings and exercises for student courses.
For over twelve years, Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Barlow Accounting Principles has been praised by both instructors and students across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be ?Student Success in Accounting? and the new sixth edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. It introduces challenging accounting concepts through examples that are familiar to the student with a stepped-out pedagogy that breaks down complex topics making the material more manageable. This connection to their everyday lives helps build student motivation, a key driver of student time spent on assignments and ultimately their mastery of the concepts. Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, more opportunities to use technology, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students succeed.
For over ten years, Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Zdril Accounting Principles has been praised by both students and instructors across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be “Student Success in Accounting” and the new fifth edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. It introduces challenging accounting concepts with examples that are familiar to the student with a stepped-out pedagogy that breaks down complex topics making the material more manageable. This connection to their everyday lives helps build student motivation, a key driver of student time spent on assignments and ultimately their mastery of the concepts. Accounting Principles, Fifth Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, more opportunities to use technology, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Fifth Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students experience success.
For over twelve years, Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Barlow Accounting Principles has been praised by both instructors and students across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be ‘Student Success in Accounting’ and the new sixth edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. It introduces challenging accounting concepts through examples that are familiar to the student with a stepped-out pedagogy that breaks down complex topics making the material more manageable. This connection to their everyday lives helps build student motivation, a key driver of student time spent on assignments and ultimately their mastery of the concepts. Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, more opportunities to use technology, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students succeed.
For over twelve years, Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Barlow Accounting Principles has been praised by both instructors and students across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be ‘Student Success in Accounting’ and the new sixth edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. It introduces challenging accounting concepts through examples that are familiar to the student with a stepped-out pedagogy that breaks down complex topics making the material more manageable. This connection to their everyday lives helps build student motivation, a key driver of student time spent on assignments and ultimately their mastery of the concepts. Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, more opportunities to use technology, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students succeed.
This new edition of the extremely popular textbook introduces the reader to the latest release of SPSS. New to this release is the enhanced Data Editor, which presents the user with two alternative Data Editor windows: Data View (as in previous releases) and Variable View, which displays the names and details of each variable in rows. In addition, SPSS 10 continues to offer the powerful Viewer output manager first introduced with SPSS 8, which gives greater editorial control over content and appearance and enables the user to produce tables, charts and graphs of a much higher quality. The first six chapters and associated exercises provide an introduction to the basics of working with SPSS, while the remaining chapters cover more advanced topics such as various ANOVA designs, correlation and regression, loglinear analysis, discriminant analysis and, new to this edition, logistic regression. Further important changes and additions have also been made, prompted partly by readers' responses to earlier editions. Given modern familiarity with the PC, the first chapter 'The Personal Computer' has now been replaced with an expanded and consolidated discussion of basic research principles and advice on choosing a statistical test. Chapter 6 has been expanded to include a new section on One-sample Tests, including the one-sample t-test and various goodness-of-fit tests. In addition, to facilitate and test deeper understanding of the material covered, this edition includes a separate section of stand-alone exercises, which require the reader to decide upon an appropriate analysis without the aid of chapter context. As always, plentiful screen images of menus, dialogue boxes and output help the reader both to use SPSS 10 and understand the output. At all times, the authors have concentrated upon clarity and pser friendliness and avoided compendious detail. This, combined with a breadth of coverage much greater than that offered by most comparable texts, will ensure that this book continues to prove invaluable to the experienced researcher, postgraduate and undergraduate alike. In summary, SPSS for Windows Made Simple (Release 10): * introduces the reader to the use of SPSS 10 in the Windows environment * shows you how to get as much information from your data as possible * gives advice on choosing a statistical test * offers cautions and caveats about the use and abuse of statistics * has plentiful screen images of menus and dialogue boxes * illustrates data exploration and statistical analysis with fully annotated output * contains an abundance of worked examples * includes both chapter-specific and more general practical exercises * has a comprehensive index.
Business strategy simulation which teaches the integration of all the functional areas of a business with a customer oriented perspective from product development to production to finance, tied all together. Participants compete against each other for customers in the simulated marketplace.
The Canadian Edition of Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Atkins, Principles of Financial Accounting has been carefully developed to make the subject of accounting clear and fascinating to students. Our passion it to empower students to success by giving them the tools and the motivation they need to excel in their accounting courses and their future careers. The book has been praised by students and instructors across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, currency and accuracy of material, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation.
Fred Cook began his football career with Footscray in the VFL. But he really made his name in the game after crossing to Port Melbourne in the VFA. His prodigious goalkicking in the 1970s earned him the nickname of 'Fabulous Fred' and fame at a pop-star level. He appeared on TV, on radio and wrote newspaper columns, and he mixed with Melbourne's sporting and entertainment elite. But he fell in with a criminal crowd, formed a drug habit, lost everything and did three spells in prison. Cook has led a remarkable life, going from hero to zero. He's always wanted to tell his story, which features football, crime and drugs, and the wider issue of sportspeople who struggle with normalcy once their careers have ended. Fred Cook's name still resonates, thirty years after his career ended. Last year he was nominated for the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
For over twelve years, Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, Trenholm, Kinnear, Barlow Accounting Principles has been praised by both instructors and students across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be ‘Student Success in Accounting’ and the new sixth edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. It introduces challenging accounting concepts through examples that are familiar to the student with a stepped-out pedagogy that breaks down complex topics making the material more manageable. This connection to their everyday lives helps build student motivation, a key driver of student time spent on assignments and ultimately their mastery of the concepts. Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, more opportunities to use technology, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Sixth Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students succeed.
For over 15 years, Weygandt, Accounting Principles has been praised by both instructors and students across the country for its outstanding visual design, its carefully integrated pedagogy, and its excellent writing style and clarity of presentation. Our main focus continues to be 'Student Success in Accounting' and the new seventh edition package further enables both instructors and students to achieve successful learning outcomes. Accounting Principles, Seventh Canadian Edition enables students to become independent and successful learners by including a variety of additional resources, and new features that empower students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the world outside the classroom. The seamlessly integrated digital and print resources to accompany Accounting Principles, Seventh Canadian Edition offer additional tools for both instructors and students in order to help students succeed.
Marketing Communications rapidly established itself as an international best-seller and has been listed as a "marketing classic" by the Marketing Society and as a "marketing major" by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The book is recommended reading for the CIM's Marketing Communications module in the new Professional Diploma in Marketing. The authors' real business understanding of marketing communications is universally acclaimed and has proved popular with students and practitioners alike. In addition, the unique SOSTAC® Planning System is applied throughout the book.This latest edition has been completely updated with new cases, statistics and communications techniques, fresh "shock" stories and a new "e" theme on each communication tool. New illustrations and full-colour photographs all combine to bring the book right up to date with the current international business scene.A free CD-ROM containing video clips of some of the world's leading marketing experts, pictures, documents and prepared Power Point lectures is available to lecturers from the publisher on request.
This definitive work lists over 5,500 arms recorded in the official heraldic Public Register of Scotland. This is the authentic Register of Arms for Scotland since, according to Scottish law, no persons of Scottish descent whose arms are not registered in the Public Register have a right to armorial bearings unless they can prove that they represent families whose arms are known to have been in existence previous to 1672. The "Ordinary" contains coats of arms systematically grouped under their component parts to enable the searcher to ascertain to whom an unnamed coat of arms belongs. At the same time, the arms of particular families can be found by consulting the extensive index. The information given in each entry includes a description of the arms, the name of the holder, and the date of registration.
Let's be honest, most of us would like to be a little happier. It's a natural human desire. Unfortunately, it's also natural for us to do things that actually decrease our happiness. When interacting with others we tend to tell, talk and take too much. Telling, talking and taking don't make us happier -- asking, listening and giving do. Ask, listen and give. These three simple habits strengthen our relationships with others, and stronger relationships (not more fame, fortune or achievement) are the real keys to greater happiness. The Lee's 3 Habits system helps motivated people build stronger relationships and achieve greater happiness: (1) Start by watching the 3-minute micro-movie about Lee's transformation; (2) Then read this 30-minute handbook; (3) For a guided learning experience, schedule a 90-minute workshop for your group. All of this is available at www.lees3habits.com.
This new edition of one of the most widely read textbooks in its field introduces the reader to data analysis with the most powerful and versatile statistical package on the market: IBM SPSS Statistics 21. Each new release of SPSS Statistics features new options and other improvements. There remains a core of fundamental operating principles and techniques which have continued to apply to all releases issued in recent years and have been proved to be worth communicating in a small volume. This practical and informal book combines simplicity and clarity of presentation with a comprehensive treatment of the use of IBM SPSS Statistics 21 for the description, exploration and confirmation of data. Each statistical technique is presented in a realistic research context and is fully illustrated with annotated screenshots of SPSS dialog boxes and output. The first chapter sets the scene with a survey of typical research situations, key terms and clear signposts to the location of each technique in the book. It also offers guidance on the choice of statistical techniques, and advice (based on APA guidelines) on how to report the results of a statistical analysis. The next chapters introduce the reader to the use of SPSS, beginning with the entry, description and exploration of data. There is also a full description of the capabilities of the versatile Chart Builder. Each of the remaining chapters concentrates on one particular kind of research situation and the statistical techniques that are appropriate. The companion website contains datasets for the chapters of the book, as well as a large body of exercises and notes on statistical terms. Instructor resources include a PowerPoint lecture course and MCQs, available free of charge to adopting instructors and their students.
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