This essential guide for education students and researchers explains how to use quantitative methods for analyzing educational data using IBM SPSS Statistics. By using datasets from real-life educational research, it demonstrates key statistical techniques that you will need to know, explaining how each procedure can by run on IBM SPSS Statistics. Datasets discussed in the book are downloadable, allowing you to hone your skills as you read. In this third edition, explanations have been updated with figures and screenshots from SPSS version 28, alongside a range of new research examples and updated further reading.
Author Daniel Muijs is Dean of the Faculty of Education and Society at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam.
| Core Structural Concept |
SPSS Quantitative Learning Principle |
Academic Target & Application |
| Statistical Data Entry |
Focuses on data management inside the IBM SPSS interface, training users on variable definition parameters, syntax coding basics, missing value handlers, and data file cleanup. |
Students: Master professional dataset construction and coding procedures required to organize educational metrics. |
| Descriptive & Inferential Modeling |
Deploys step-by-step statistical walkthroughs for running t-tests, ANOVA matrices, chi-square evaluations, and multi-variable linear regressions on school datasets. |
Teachers: Access clean sample files to structure graduate-level research labs and empirical analysis workflows. |
| Output Assessment Loop |
Maps out targeted strategies for reading SPSS printout viewers, tracking statistical significance boundaries, interpreting p-values, and rendering clear data charts. |
Students: Cultivate sharp analytical habits, shifting from raw software calculations to clear APA-style data reporting. |
| Quantitative Research Design |
Breaks down empirical methodology rules, guiding researchers through sampling frameworks, metric validity screening, hypothesis testing, and error margin math. |
Teachers & Tutors: Secure an updated repository of educational testing rubrics aligned with standard social sciences criteria. |
| Flexible Licensing Access |
Features critical, scalable distribution variables providing multi-tier seat provisioning tiers across adaptive 180-day structural usage licenses. |
Administrators: Aligns institutional digital textbook spend directly with single-semester tracks and research division timelines. |
Please Note: This is a digital eBook. You will receive instant access after purchase. No physical book will be shipped.
