Data Analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics

Designed for analysts and researchers this book helps you learn: to install and set up SPSS to create a working environment for analytics; techniques for exploring data visually and statistically assessing data quality and addressing issues related to missing data; and how to import different kinds of data and work with it; and more. About the Author Kenneth Stehlik-Barry PhD joined SPSS as Manager of Training in 1980 after using SPSS for his own research for several years. Working with others at SPSS including Anthony Babinec he developed a series of courses related to the use of SPSS and taught these courses to numerous SPSS users. He also managed the technical support and statistics groups at SPSS. Along with Norman Nie the founder of SPSS and Jane Junn a political scientist he co-authored Education and Democratic Citizenship. Dr. Stehlik-Barry has used SPSS extensively to analyze data from SPSS and IBM customers to discover valuable patterns that can be used to address pertinent business issues. He received his PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University and currently teaches in the Masters of Science in Predictive Analytics program there.Anthony J. Babinec joined SPSS as a Statistician in 1978 after assisting Norman Nie SPSS founder in a research methods class at the University of Chicago. Anthony developed SPSS courses and trained many SPSS users. He also wrote many examples found in SPSS documentation and worked in technical support. Anthony led a business development effort to find products implementing then-emerging new technologies such as CHAID decision trees and neural networks and helped SPSS customers successfully apply them. Anthony uses SPSS in consulting engagements and teaches IBM customers how to use its advanced features. He received his BA and MA in Sociology with a specialization in Advanced Statistics from the University of Chicago and teaches classes at the Institute for Statistics Education. He is on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association where he has served in different positions including President.