Welcome!

Welcome to the companion website for Jenifer Larson-Hall’s A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS and R, Second Edition. This book is the only text available that demonstrates how to use SPSS and R as specifically related to applied linguistics and SLA research. This new edition is up-to-date with the most recent version of the SPSS software and now also includes coverage of R, a software program increasingly used by researchers in this field. Supported by a number of pedagogical features, including tip boxes and practice activities, and a wealth of screenshots, A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS and R, Second Edition takes readers through each step of performing and understanding statistical research, covering the most commonly used tests in second language research, including t-tests, correlation, and ANOVA.

On this website you will find:

• Additional Content, covering additional topics and including additional figures not found in the text, organized by chapter
• Answers to Application Activities in the Book
• Supplemental Material, on ANCOVA, Chi-Square, and Classic Non-Parametric Statistics
• SPSS Datasets
• R Datasets
• Code for Selected R Figures from the Book
• Helpful Websites