Doing Quantitative Research in Education with SPSS Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a sort of hybrid, crossing a primer on basic stats with an SPSS manual. Having already had a basic introduction to research stats, I would have preferred it if the book would have dispensed with the basic stats and provided more depth and more examples in SPSS, including factor analyses and more information on general linear model calculations. That said, if you're looking for an introduction to or a refresher on research statistics including research design, validity, reliability and generalizability plus some guidance on applying this information to SPSS, this would a good choice.
The general information on statistics is nothing groundbreaking, but it is described in an informal, almost conversational tone with plenty of examples from education research. The book's strength is showing you exactly how to run each test in SPSS, including screen shots. Another plus is the guidance in interpreting SPSS output. In my experience, one of the biggest challenges in interpreting results with SPSS is that more information than you need is provided. The screen shots used in this book help to clarify by circling relevant information and discussing why it is relevant. Those who are more advanced in their understanding of statistics may find this annoying, though, because the author tends to dismiss output as "not important", when it does have an underlying purpose.
The book does lose a few points for the numerous spelling errors the editor let get through (a typical example is in the Table of contents : "Want is ANOVA?").
If you're looking for more in-depth information on research statistics that's also understandable to novices as well as those with additional experience (but no SPSS), I HIGHLY recommend "Your Statistical Consultant" by Newton & Rudestam. For SPSS, I haven't used it myself, but I have had Norusis' "SPSS Guide to Data Analysis" recommended to me by both professors and grad students.

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Doing Quantitative Research in Education with SPSS, Second Edition, an accessible and authoritative introduction, is essential for education students and researchers needing to use quantitative methods for the first time.




Using datasets from real-life educational research and avoiding the use of mathematical formulae, the author guides students through the essential techniques that they will need to know, explaining each procedure using the latest version of SPSS. The datasets can also be downloaded from the book's website, enabling students to practice the techniques for themselves.



This revised and updated second edition now also includes more advanced methods such as log linear analysis, logistic regression, and canonical correlation.



Written specifically for those with no prior experience of quantitative research, this book is ideal for education students and researchers in this field.

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