Customer Review: Marija Norusis is a great writer who can clearly articulate complex statistical concepts that the average person can understand. Her writing style is very conversational without sacrificing technical accuracy. Although this book is designed to be used as an introductory statistics book in a college... more info
Customer Review: When you are done with introductory books as SPSS made simple or SPSS explained, this is the book for you. The book takes you through complex statistical procedures and even a non-statistician will master the issues presented.
Customer Review: Norusis starts off the book with a gentle introduction to SPSS 15. Going briefly into an overview of what the software makes available as analysis tools to you, via a GUI. Even at this level, if you have a good statistics background, the text shows a lot of procedures quickly accessible. Take the... more info
Customer Review: I've just started working with this book, but I'm very impressed. Very clear layout, has lots of examples and exercises (with answers to even numbered ones). Very good about explaining why things are done a certain way, and especially strong in asking questions a typical reader might have. I'm... more info
I am presently taking a graduate level Statistics course in the Sociology Department at the University of Chicago. In my class, I am learning how to use SPSS along with the statistics. I found this book to be a good supplement to my statistics textbook and it really helped me to interpret the... more info
Customer Review: This is the excellent book for everyone who wants to study statistics using SPSS software. Easy to read, very friendly, lots of examples and explanations. Wonderful sense of humor (can you believe it in a book on statistics?). I recommend it to everyone.
