Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics

Key differences between 4th and 3rd editions

• Period between current and previous publications: 4 years (2013 vs 2009).
• Field's book was first published in 2000 under the title "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS for Windows".
• There are noticeable differences between 3rd and 4th editions. The Fourth Edition contains 95 pages more.
• Two new characters -- Statistical cult leader Oditi provides students with access to video clips to help further understanding of statistical/SPSS concepts, while Confusius helps students to make better sense of statistical terms.
• New Chapter 5 "The beast of bias" covers :
• What is bias and bias sources, including violation of assumptions, outliers.
• Spotting outliers, normality, linearity and heterogeneity of variance.
• Four methods on how to reduce bias impact.
• New Chapter 10 "Moderation, mediation and more regression" includes the following sections:
• Installing SPSS custom dialogs
• Moderation
• Mediation
• Categorical variables in regression
• New Epilogue "Life after discovering statistics" provides the following topics:
• Emails from readers who liked the book
• Remark that Andy Field is a psychologist
• Craziness on a grand scale