SPSS 1: Getting Started
This workshop is the first of a two-part series on SPSS. SPSS is a statistical software package that is widely used by scientists throughout the social sciences for analysis of quantitative data.
Please note: This workshop focuses on using the point-and-click method for using SPSS; the syntax/code method will be introduced briefly.
Workshop Topics
- Navigating SPSS
- Entering and importing data (such as text and Excel files)
- Defining variables (defining and labeling codes, selecting appropriate levels of measurement)
- Manipulating and transforming data (selecting cases and splitting files; recoding and computing variables)
- Running descriptive statistics
- Generating simple graphs
Prerequisites: None.
Series: This is the first workshop in a two-part series. SPSS 2 is the second. This workshop is for the Windows version of SPSS.
Presenters: Dr. Halley E.M. Riley, Data Services Specialist and member of the Library's Research Data Services Team.
Contact: [email protected]
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