The Basics: SPSS for Windows (WBT/CBT)
Table of Contents
Module 1: Introduction to SPSS
- Starting SPSS
- The Data Editor
- Opening a Data File
- The Analyze Menu
- The Dialog Box
- Running an Analysis
- Editing Output
Module 2: Importing Data
- Reading other File Formats
- Importing Data using ODBC
- Importing Excel Files
- Importing dBase Files
- Importing *.dbf Files
- The Text Import Wizard
- Using The ODBC Wizard
- Import Using ODBC
Module 3: Building a Data Dictionary
- *.sav Files and the Data Dictionary
- Variable Name Examples
- Variable Types
- String Variables
- Numeric Variables
- Other Variables Types
- Entering Variable Names and Types
- Two Types of Labels
- Entering User-Missing Values
- Data Dictionary Guidelines
Module 4: Summary Data for Individual Variables
- Defining Terminology
- Definition of Univariate Descriptive Statistics
- Introduction to Levels of Measurement
- Categorical Variables
- Nominal Variables
- Ordinal Variables
- Interval Variables
- Ratio Variables
- Measures of Central Tendency and Basic Charts
- Bar Charts and Histograms
- The Frequency Procedure
- The Descriptives Procedure
Module 5: Modifying Data Values
- The Recode Procedure
- Recoding into the Same Variable
- Recoding into a Different Variable
- The Compute Procedure
Module 6: Crosstabulation
- Creating Basic Crosstabs
- Creating Layered Crosstabs
- Chi-Square for Crosstabs
- Interpreting a Chi-Square
- Charting a Crosstab
- Clustered Bar Chart
Module 7: Editing Pivot Tables
- Editing and Reordering Pivot Tables
- More Editing Features
- Table Properties
- TableLooks
- Creating Graphs from Output
Module 8: Creating and Editing Graphs
- Graphing Options in SPSS
- Creating and Editing Standard Graphs
- Creating and Editing Interactive Graphs
- The Chart Menu
- Editing Format of Bar Graph
- Inserting Elements for a Scatterplot
