I was the rogue in our department who stopped using SPSS, not just for classes but for my own data as well. With students I use MINITAB which more common in statistics texts written by statisticians. It's output is crisper and more succinct, more affordable, and while its interface has the same basic format as SPSS, it is quicker entering data and getting started. I also find Excel great for data organizing before I import it into a stats package.
On a related note, Rand Wilcox pans SPSS in his Basic Statistics: Understanding Conventional Methods and Modern Insights (2009) text, gives MINITAB a so-so recommendation, but puts in a plug for the R package. I have not downloaded it yet, but, if anyone has used it I'd love to hear their impressions. At first glance it seems pitched toward high end data exploration and graphic displays. ========================== John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ==================================================================== GALILEO GALILEI: I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reasons, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ==================================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <drb...@rcn.com> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:38:18 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material A couple of folks have commented on using SPSS in their statistics courses, and that causes me to ask "what is the rationale for using SPSS in undergraduate statistics when the vast majority of our students will never again use SPSS unless they are employed in a research situation at a university or an agency that does a great deal of number crunching as part of their research?" ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:10:59 +0000 (UTC) >From: roig-rear...@comcast.net >Subject: Re: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > > To teach SPSS in Stats lab, I have been using "SPSS > for Windows Step by Step" and I've been generally > satisfied with it. However, given all of the > resources available on the web, I am thinking of not > using a book for this portion of the course. > > > > Miguel > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > drb...@rcn.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee94ad&n=T&l=tips&o=1950 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL > if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-1950-13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu . Robert W. Wildblood, PhD Riverside Counseling Center and Adjunct Psychology Faculty @ Germanna Community College drb...@rcn.com --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=1972 or send a blank email to leave-1972-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1987 or send a blank email to leave-1987-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
