Introduction to SPSS

BY

Reza Beebeejaun

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WHAT IS SPSS?

SPSS is a statistical package used for conducting statistical analyses, manipulating and presenting data.

Acronym - Statistical Package for the Social Science but now it is known as Predictive analysis software

Its statistical capabilities range from simple

percentages to complex analyses including

multiple regressions and general linear models

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Data Analysis

with SPSS

STARTING SPSS

•Click on Start button

•Click All programs

•Click SPSS Inc-PASW Statistics 18

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SPSS INTERFACE Cell Editor Variable Names Max, Min, Close

Title Bar

Menu Bar

Button Bar

Row # :col

View Tabs

Scroll

Bar

Active

Cell

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DATA EDITOR

Spreadsheet-like system for defining, entering, editing, and displaying data.

The Data Editor window opens automatically when you start a session.

Data Editor provides two views

Data view Variable view

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DATA VIEW

Displays the actual data

values or defined value

labels

Rows are cases. Each row

represents a case or an

observation.

Columns are variables. Each

column represents a variable

or characteristic being

measured

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VARIABLE VIEW

contains descriptions of

the attributes of each

variable in the data file

Rows are variables.

Columns are variable

attributes.

You can add or delete

variables and modify

attributes of variables

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THE OUTPUT VIEW

The output window

displays the statistical

results of your various

queries such as frequency

distributions, cross-tabs,

statistical tests, and

charts.

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THE SYNTAX VIEW

SPSS command file

In the syntax view, you’ll

preserve the code used to

generate any set of tables

or charts.

Syntax is basically the

actual computer code that

produces a specific output

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MENUS

The Menu bar lists 12 pull down menu,

grouping the available SPSS commands.

Some of these have sub-menus

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OPEN SPSS DATA FILE

From the File menu, select Open OR

click the open icon from button bar

Select the data source from open file

dialog box

Select the desired file

Click open

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IMPORT/READ SPREADSHEET FILE

From the menu, click on File ►Open ►Data

Click on drop down arrow from the File type box and Select Excel

(.xls) file.

Click the file you want to open

If the first row of the spreadsheet contains column headings or

labels, click Read variable names in the Opening File Options

dialog box.

For Excel 5 or later files, if the data you want to read are not on

the first sheet of the file, select the sheet you want to read.

Click open

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IMPORT/READ TEXT DATA FILE

From the menu, click on File ►read text

Data

The open file dialog box will appear

Select the file you want to open and click

open

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QUIT SPSS

From the menu

Click File

Exit

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