Statistics for Research
With a Guide to SPSS
- George Argyrous - University of New South Wales, Australia
Health Research Methods | Quantitative/Statistical Research | Sociological Research Methods
This fully updated edition of Statistics for Research explains statistical concepts in a straight-forward and accessible way using practical examples from a variety of disciplines. If you're looking for an easy-to-read, comprehensive introduction to statistics with a guide to SPSS, this is the book for you!
The new edition features:
- Clear explanations of all the main techniques of statistical analysis
- A brand new student-friendly, easy-to-navigate design
- Even more step-by-step screenshots of SPSS commands and outputs
- An extensive glossary of terms, ideal for those new to statistics
- End of chapter exercises to help you put your learning into practice
- A new, fully updated companion website (www.uk.sagepub.com/argyrous3) with comprehensive student and lecturer resources including additional, discipline specific examples and online readings and WebCT/Blackboard quizzes.
This is the ideal textbook for any course in statistical methods across the health and social sciences and a perfect starter book for students, researchers and professionals alike.
Supplements
Some students avoid statistics and, indeed quantitative method and methodologies. The course actively seeks out books that can help to demystify this area for students. This book is useful as a reference source for students struggling to grasp statistics. Though SPSS is not actively tought, students moving on to higher studies have a useful reference point to return to if and when statistics are involved.
This is a good book covering a wide range of subject matter but I have not adopted it for two reasons: it extends a long way beyond the introductory course syllabus (also because of the use of algebra which is very unpopular with students encountering statistics in a Master's degree for the first time), and it does not have as many of the SPSS screen prints which I found such a positive feature of Louise Marston's book.
There are a numher of points that I want to make about this book. First of all its quite updated and used SPSS 19 which is the latest version. Secondly, the book is quite easy to understand even for people without a background in maths or stats. Thirdly, the book provids illustrated examples explaining stastistical procedures and at the same time show you how to do it on SPSS. I would recommend this book for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The book provides useful and illustrative review of the common techniques in quantitative methods, including for example, statistical tests at bivarata and multivariate analysis, with exercises related to real research cases.
However, I believe this book can be a bit advanced for undergraduate student taken the course "Methods in Epidemiological Research, 7.5 hp).
For master's students conducting their thesis, the book is highly recommended
Breaks down concepts into easy learnable pieces
A useful resource to students taking introductory research methods, and undergraduate student using SPSS.
The text is easy to read, covering basic research design and quantitative methodologies, with guidance on how to use SPSS to undertake various statistical tests.
Excellent book that complement general research methods focus.
Good all round and thorough book - supplemental as not all students do stat-based research project.
Good book overall, the book was adopted as a recommended research book for the student book list. Additonally recommended to library to get some copies... will check that will happen, Overall accessable book, good resources when using quan. research with SPSS
This is a well structured statistics book that is easy to read. There are exercise activities to complete and assist the student work through the problems at their own pace.
