Recommendations for Statistics Texts

The faculty of the various schools have recommended specific texts as helpful in approaching the study and use of statistics in dissertations. As you can see, many recommendations cross schools, and learners are welcome to explore any of them, not just those recommended by their schools.

School of Business and Technology Recommendations

Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9781847879073

Keppel, G., & Zedeck, S. (1989). Data analysis for research designs. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN: 9780716719915

Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using multivariate statistics (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 9780205459384

School of Education Recommendations

Aron, A., Coups, E. J., & Aron, E. (2011). Statistics for the behavioral and social sciences: A brief course. Boston: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780205797257.

Cronk, B. C. (2010). How to use SPSS statistics: A step-by-step suide to analysis and interpretation (6th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing. ISBN: 9781884585999.

George, D., & Mallery, P. (2012). IBM SPSS statistics 19 step by step: A simple guide and reference (12th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 9780205255887.

Lodico, M., Spaulding, D. & Voegtle, K. (2010). Methods in education research: From theory to practice (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9780470436806.

Myers, L. S., Gamst, G., & Guarino, A. J. (2006). Applied multivariate research: Design and interpretation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9781412904124.

Ravid, R. (2005). Practical statistics for educators (3rd ed.). New York, NY: University Press of America. ISBN: 9780761831822.

Salkind, N. J. (2011). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (4th ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. ISBN: 9781452225234.

School of public Service Leadership Recommendations

Cohen, J., Cohen, P., West, S. G., & Aiken, L. S. (2002). Applied multiple regression/correlation analysis for the behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates. ISBN: 9780805822236.

Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Recommendations

Counseling Department

Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9781847879073.

Keppel, G., & Zedeck, S. (1989). Data analysis for research designs. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN: 9780716719915.

Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using multivariate statistics (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 9780205459384.

Psychology Department