Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics: Book plus code for E version of Text Paperback – 13 Dec. 2017

This book safe my dissertation. I always panic when I have to do statistics and this book calmed me down and leade step by step. Would recommend if you have hard time with SPSS

This is the second ever review I have written for a book (the first one was for ‘Make it Stick’ — another great book). I lead a busy life so writing a review has to be worth it.My field is Primary Education, not degree-level maths, not even A-Level maths! Honestly, the most comfortable I feel with maths or stats is teaching children under the age of 11. I took GCSE maths 30 years ago!I am now undertaking a masters degree that contains a stats module — it terrifies me! I look at words and figures in other stats books without actually absorbing anything.This book is probably the most well-written book I have ever read. I have read too many psychology and educational books to count, many hundred research papers (reading stats enough to know thresholds without properly understanding them). Andy Field, please continue your work (I read this was the last one?!!!!).One word of advice: read every word. It is incredibly tempting to skip to a chapter you need to understand for a college course, but you might be carrying a misconception. Also, the beauty of the humour in Andy’s examples means you WILL remember them — they will be more meaningful. You have to read ‘Make it Stick to fully appreciate how important this is.Yes, it is large but this simply illustrates the size your confidence and skills will increase by the time you have finished it.Thank you, Andy!

I’m a first year psychology student and I can say this is one of the few textbooks I didn’t dread reading. The way it’s written is so fun and engaging while also making everything super understandable and easy to follow.Ps. I’ll never forget the semen example. Highlight of my uni years? Probably.

This book is great for anyone wanting to learn about SPSS statistics or is a Psychology student required to learn this topic. The book has a number of visual representations and is very easy to understand. The whole book has a very neat presentation, including headings and sub-headings and different colour sections for every different topic and examples to aid in understanding SPSS statistics. This book is definitely for anyone who is a complete beginner and covers every aspect of SPSS.

Can't get better than Andy field for beginners looking to advance quickly. The only issue I have with this book is not the contents but the design - the binding is so fragile that when I opened the book and broke and 5 pages fell out. It's too big a book to have such a pathetic binding.

Initially I thought he was chatting too much about irrelevant stuff , but then I realised the chat was keeping me alive. And we Stan a simp. 10/10 would recommend. (If you’ve read it you know ) (also yes great for stats)

Fairly comprehensive reference book for anyone working in the social sciences ... or anyone doing stats with SPSS for that matter! I have personal copies of the 3rd, 4th and now 5th edition ... 'nuf said! I also have the R book ...The "fairly comprehensive" just reflects that the book is for the advanced undergrad to initial post-grad, IMO.

If all books on complex theory were written humorously like this, research statistics would have been for everyone not selected intellects. Field has indeed fielded research stat all of it.!