Written in an easy-to-read, straightforward manner, Next Steps with SPSS introduces readers to intermediate and advanced SPSS skills. These skills are introduced and illustrated with sample programs designed to apply powerful techniques in data handling and analysis, with the output from these programs presented and interpreted. Throughout the book, Einspruch provides pedagogical aids for the reader, such as:

- Detailed examples provide step-by-step illustrations of each step in a procedure
- End-of-chapter exercises (with solutions provided in the Appendix)
- Boldface text indicates operations or choices that the reader will need to make when running SPSS
- Opening chapter `alerts' give readers a quick synopsis of what they will learn as well as the recommended SPSS skill level
- Chapter glossaries provide readers with a list and definition of command words covered in the chapter