SPSS is a user-friendly statistical software with enormous amount of analysis capabilities

1. Introduction to SPSS
BY
Reza Beebeejaun

2. WHAT IS SPSS?
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 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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3. STARTING SPSS
Data Analysis
with SPSS
•Click on Start button
•Click All programs
•Click SPSS Inc-PASW
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4. SPSS INTERFACE
Max, Min, Close
Cell Editor Variable Names
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Button Bar
Row # :col
Active
Cell
Scroll
Bar
View Tabs
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5. DATA EDITOR
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 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. THE SYNTAX VIEW
 SPSS command file
 In the syntax view, you’ll
preserve the code used to
generate any set of tables
or charts.
 Sy nta x is basically the
actual computer code that
produces a specific output
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10. MENUS
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 The Menu bar lists 12 pull down menu, grouping
the available SPSS commands.
 Some of these have sub-menus
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11. OPEN SPSS DATA FILE
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 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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12. IMPORT/
READ SPREADSHEET FILE
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 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.
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13. IMPORT/
READ TEXT DATA FILE
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 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
 Follow the steps in the Text Wizard to define
how to read the data file.
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14. QUIT SPSS
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 From the menu
 Click File
Exit
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