Getting Started with SPSS Base & Tables
This two-day course is aimed at those who will be using SPSS for data
analysis and presentation of results.
Prerequisites
- Experience with running software in a Windows environment
- No prior SPSS knowledge is required however experience with earlier versions
of SPSS or similar packages used for data analysis would be helpful.
Overview
This course guides you through the fundamentals of using SPSS Base and Tables.
The first day is a 'fast track' version of our Introduction to SPSS course.
The second day focuses on the use of the SPSS Tables module to summarise
and communicate results in tabular form. In this two day course you will
learn the basics of data definition, data analysis and presentation of your
results.
The course covers
SPSS Base:
- Entering data directly into SPSS data editor
- Opening spreadsheet and database files
- Defining variables and labels for your data and assigning missing value
codes
- Frequencies, Descriptives and Crosstabulation tables
- Computing new variables and recoding data values
- Producing and editing graphs: pies, bars and scatterplots
- Helpful features: syntax, data templates, data dictionary
SPSS Tables:
- Simple Categorical Tables
- Stacking, Nesting, and Layers, Totals and Subtotals
- Tables Summarising Scale Variables
- Significance Testing
- Multiple Response Tables
- Formatting and Customising Tables
SPSS Products Used
Duration
"A good pace, thorough
explanations, engaging
approach."
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