: Represents the "bumbling" student trying to survive life and statistics.
: Field wrote the 2013 edition in an "intense six months," utilizing cloud technology and a chapter-by-chapter editing process to keep up with the software's evolution under IBM.
: These stories are intended to provide "light relief" between heavy technical sections, making the journey through the 952-page "statistical bible" feel like a personal adventure. 🎭 A Cast of Characters
: Formerly titled Discovering Statistics Using SPSS and Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll , the 2013 version moved these edgy themes to the inside covers and replaced them with images of cats.
: A "psyched-out hippie" cult leader who directs students to SPSS screencasts.