Research and Statistics Book Reaches Number One in Canada

Chesapeake, VA, September 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Watertree Press’s first textbook, Social Science Research Design and Statistics: Practitioner's Guide to Research Methods and SPSS Analysis, was the number one bestseller in Amazon Canada’s Mathematical & Statistical Software category. The pre-release paperback also hit number four in the Social Sciences Statistics category and number seven in Social Sciences Research in Amazon.ca’s charts.

Social Science Research Design and Statistics is a handy guide integrating social science research methods with univariate, bivariate, and multivariate tests. Included throughout the book are various sidebars highlighting key points, images and SPSS screenshots to assist understanding the material presented, self-test reviews at the end of each chapter, a decision tree to facilitate identification of the proper statistical test, examples of SPSS output with accompanying analysis and interpretations, links to relevant web sites, and a comprehensive glossary. Underpinning all these features is a concise, easy to understand explanation of the material.

Social Science Research Design and Statistics: A Practitioner's Guide to Research Methods and SPSS Analysis by Alfred P. Rovai, Jason D. Baker, and Michael K. Ponton is a new college-level research and statistics handbook offered a fraction of the cost of a used textbook. Reviewers on Amazon.com have praised the book as “a valuable research and statistics handbook” and “a real world professional's handbook.”

About Social Science Research Design and Statistics:

Authors: Alfred P. Rovai, Jason D. Baker, and Michael K. Ponton
ISBN: 978-0-9787186-7-1 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-0-9787186-5-7 (Kindle eBook)
ISBN: 978-0-9787186-6-4 (Nook eBook)
Retail Price: $9.99 for eBooks, $29.95 for paperback
Publisher: Watertree Press | www.watertreepress.com

About Watertree Press:

Watertree Press LLC is an independent publishing house dedicated to quality non-fiction works that fulfill our motto: Read. Think. Grow. Watertree Press books are distributed by Ingram and Baker & Taylor and available through online retailers including Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.