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Are you a researcher or instructor who has been wanting to learn R and RStudio�, but you don?t know where to begin? Do you want to be able to perform all the same functions you use in IBM� SPSS� in R?�Is your license to IBM� SPSS� expiring, or are you looking to provide your students guidance to a freely-available statistical software program?� Moving from�IBM� SPSS� to R and RStudio�: A Statistics Companion�is a concise and easy-to-read guide for users who want to know learn how to perform statistical calculations in R. Brief chapters start with a step-by-step introduction to R and RStudio, offering basic installation information and a summary of the differences. Subsequent chapters walk through differences between SPSS and R, in terms of data files, concepts, and structure. Detailed examples provide walk-throughs for different types of data conversions and transformations and their equivalent in R. Helpful and comprehensive appendices provide tables of each statistical transformation in R with its equivalent in SPSS and show what, if any, differences in assumptions factor to into each function. Statistical tests from�t-tests to ANOVA through three-factor ANOVA and multiple regression and chi-square are covered in detail, showing each step in the process for both programs. By focusing just on R and eschewing detailed conversations about statistics, this brief guide gives adept SPSS� users just the information they need to transition their data analyses from SPSS to R.Typham this is the title: Moving from IBM� SPSS� to R and RStudio� A Statistics Companion 1st Edition