This book distinguishes itself from other SPSS resources through a unique integration of the research process (including design) and the use and interpretation of statistics. Designed to help students analyze and interpret research data, the authors show how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the research design, interpret SPSS output, and write about the outputs of the research paper. This book prepares students for all steps in the research process, from design and data collection, to write about the results. This book features discussion of writing about outputs, data entry and checking, reliability assessment, testing assumptions, and descriptive statistics, inferential, and nonparametric. SPSS for Introductory Statistics, Third Edition, provides teaching tools to help: ? Interpretation sections and questions to help students better understand the output ? useful appendix on how to get started with SPSS, writing research questions, and create tables and figures. This book is an ideal supplement for courses both in statistics or research methods taught in the department of psychology, education, and other health and social sciences.