I am pursuing my PHD in innovation and performance but I am new to statistics. I plan to use the following analysis in my study namely, Factor and reliability analysis
Normality test, Single mean t-test, independent sample t- test, One-way ANOVA,
Pearson Correlation, Regression analysis (inclusive of Sobel test).
Which statistics book could you recommend to me to gain better understanding and easy reading (less technical writing) of these analysis tools?
I recommend you Probabilty and statics for engeneers and scientist , Walpole&Myers its really complete and intuitive.
Hi Mr Chan,
Perhaps you want to take a look on the following list. You can find the latest edition if required.
1) Field, A. (2005). Discovering statistics using SPSS. 2ndEd. London: Sage Publications.
2) Mann, Prem. (2001). Introductory statistics. 4thEd. Upper New York: John Wiley & Sons.
3) Weinberg, S.L. & Abramowitz (2008). Statistics using SPSS: An integrative approach. 2ndEd. New York: Cambridge University Press.
4) Hair, J.F., Black, B.J., Babin, B.J., Anderson, R.E. & Tatham, R.L. (2010). Multivariate data analysis. 7thEd. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
5) Ott, R.L. & Longnecker. (2001). An introduction to statistical methods and data analysis. 5thEd. Pacific Grove: Duxbury.
6) Coakes, S.J., Steed, L. & Ong, C. (2010). SPSS Version 17.0 for Windows: Analysis without anguish. Milton: John Wiley & Sons Australia.
7) Grace-Martin, K. & Sweet, S.A. (2003). Data analysis with SPSS: A first course in applied statistics. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
8) Mallery, P. & George, D. (2003). SPSS for Windows step by step: A simple guide and reference 11.0 update(4thEdition). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
9) Norusis, M.J. (1999). SPSS 9.0 Guide to data analysis. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.
10) SPSS Inc. (2009). PASW Statistics Base 18. Chicago: SPSS Inc.
11) SPSS Inc. (2009). PASW Statistics Base 18 Brief Guide. Chicago: SPSS Inc.
One point to share is learning statistics is fun but can consume a lot of time since there are many tests & analyses available. Going through most of the tests sometimes discourage new learner of statistics. Will be good if new learner only learn the basic descriptive & inferential statistics then focus on the research problem s/he tries to solve. Then from there evaluate & choose the most appropriate statistics relevant to the research. Finding learning statistics not relevant to one research can forget easily that need further "reinforcement" / "catch-up". All the best.
Regards,
Fung
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