SPSS Basics: Techniques for a First Course in Statistics

I was terrified of taking the statistics class required for my psychology degree. I have always been terrible at math, and was convinced I was going to fail. Although a lot of my success may have been because of my excellent professor, I believe I got an A in the class with a lot of credit to this book. It is incredibly detailed without being needlessly complicated or wordy. It also includes a huge amount of pictures showing you what your SPSS should look like. If you follow the directions in the book, it is impossible to fail.

Great price for a necessary college textbook. No other way to get the book at the price you can rent this one at through amazon

I'm finishing my Doctorate this year and am knee deep in my residency project that requires use of SPSS. This was an easy to use step-by-step guide that not only helped me to understand how to use SPSS, but also was an awesome statistics review.

The book itself is alright. What I don't like is the software you have to purchase with it has the smallest package of 6 months and it costs an additional $40. The publisher should give you an access code that is 17-18 weeks long to use with the college class most people are buying this book for.

This book is a MUST HAVE for someone who knows essentially nothing about SPSS. It has super clear examples, step by step directions, and the author includes pictures to show what each step looks like. I'm SUPER happy I got this book; it's helped my Stats grade out a lot! :)

This book is so easy to follow. I would highly suggest instructors to utilize this. Utilizing this book in a statistics course saved me. It was practically the only thing I understood in completely unknown territory- statistics! Great beginners book.

Was an 'optional' text book for a statistics class. It seemed so expensive, but I am glad that I ordered it because it is worth it. It walked me thru the SPSS program much better than the required text. I would recommend it to others that are just starting out in statistics and are unfamiliar with SPSS.

Doesn’t mention they are sending you the first edition when the latest available edition is 6th. Was a waste of money. I had to purchase 6th edition for my class