Note. As an earlier version of this page was originally created exclusively for use by undergraduate medical students of the University of Edinburgh (UoE), some content refers to how to access textbooks via the UoE libraries and Blackwell’s, in addition to advice on obtaining copies via Amazon. This information will be retained for the convenience of persons registered with the UoE. A date is provided at the bottom of the page, indicating when such information was last updated. It is important to be aware that prices on Amazon can change regularly.

1. Beginners Guides to Medical Statistics and Biostatistics

**: Highly recommended, *: Recommended

**Petrie, A. & Sabin, C., (various editions) Medical Statistics at a Glance, 1st, 2nd and 3rd ed.’s, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford.

Lots of copies available via University of Edinburgh libraries, including electronic version of 2nd ed. (please check University catalogue for details); most recent version (3rd ed.) available via Blackwell’s, South Bridge (see price deals at foot of this page ) and Amazon (currently, prices start from £25.48 + £2.80 postage and packing).

  *Kirkwood, B.R. & Sterne, J.A.C., (2005) Essential Medical Statistics, 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford.

Source: short loan collection of Main Library (two reserve copies), short loan collection of nRIE Library (one copy), short loan collection of WGH library (one copy on one-week loan basis), Blackwells: £24.99)

 Please note that Chapter 18 of this book is a great help in enabling you to get to grips with the notion of confounding and controlling for confounding with categorical data.

*Ashcroft, S. & Pereira, C., (2003) Practical Statistics for the Biological Sciences, Palgrave MacMillan, Hampshire, UK; New York, USA.

Source: short loan collection of Main Library (six copies on one-week loan basis), standard loan collection of Darwin Library (one copy)

2. SPSS User Guides

  **: Highly recommended, *: Recommended

 **  Cole Davis, SPSS Step by Step: Essentials for Social and Political Science

(The above book and a range of earlier editions, all of which are useful to your needs, are available via a number of the University of Edinburgh libraries. Please consult DiscoverED for more details.)

NB. The fifth edition of this book is being ordered in for the Psychology section of Blackwell’s, South Bridge (cost: £34.99) and is currently available from Amazon, which offers more competitive pricing options.

**SPSS analysis without anguish : version 20 for Windows by Sheridan J Oakes

(The above book is available via a number of the University of Edinburgh libraries. Please consult DiscoverED for more details.)Main author: Sheridan J Coakes

• Title: SPSS analysis without anguish : version 20 for Windows
• Publisher: Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons Australia
• Publication date: 2013

*Kinnear, P.R. & Gray, C.D. (2010) PASW Statistics 17 Made Simple, Psychology Press, New York.

(9 University of Edinburgh library copies available to borrow – 6 short loan copies in Hub collection, Main Library; 1 reserve copy in Library Office, Psychology and Philosophy library, 2 standard loan copies in Royal Infirmary (nRIE) library)

3. Some SPSS User Guides (which refer to earlier versions of SPSS but are still very useful in many cases with IBM SPSS Version 19.0)

Brace, N., Kemp, R. and Snelgar, R. (2003) SPSS for Psychologists: A Guide to Data Analysis using SPSS for Windows, 2nd ed., Palgrave MacMillan, Hampshire, UK; New York, USA.

(Source: One copy on Standard Loan from Main Library, one copy available for borrowing from Medical Statistician (UoE undergraduate medical students only), Blackwells: £16.99)

George, D. and Mallery, P. (2005) SPSS for Windows STEP by STEP: A Simple Guide and Reference, 12.0 Update, 5th ed., Pearson Education, Inc., USA.

(Source: Short Loan Collection Main Library (two copies on three-hour loan basis))

Landau, S. and Everitt, B.S. (2004) A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SPSS, 2nd ed., Chapman and Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington.

(Source: one copy available for borrowing from Medical Statistician (UoE undergraduate medical students only))

Page last updated:  28 August 2017

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