Intro to SPSS Training Overview
This Introduction to SPSS training course teaches your team the fundamentals of using SPSS® for data analysis. Attendees learn the basics of importing data, data definition, data modification, data analysis, and presenting results.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Master the fundamentals of using SPSS for data analysis
- Understand the basics of editing data in the Data Editor
- Import data from multiple sources and output it in a variety of formats
- Master command syntax for controlling SPSS
- Generate charts and other visualizations from your data
Prerequisites
All students must have experience working in the Microsoft Windows environment and understand key Windows features. Experience with other Windows programs is helpful. Experience with SPSS is not necessary, though a basic understanding of the purpose and functions of the software is helpful. No statistical background is necessary.
Outline
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Introduction to SPSS
- Windows
- Designated Window versus Active Window
- Status Bar
- Dialog Boxes
- Variable Names and Variable Labels in Dialog Box Lists
- Resizing Dialog Boxes
- Dialog Box Controls
- Selecting Variables
- Data Type, Measurement Level, and Variable List Icons
- Getting Information about Variables in Dialog Boxes
- Basic Steps in Data Analysis
- Statistics Coach
- Finding Out More
Getting Help
- Getting Help on Output Terms
- Data Files
- Opening Data Files
- To Open Data Files
- Data File Types
- Opening File Options
- Reading Excel 95 or Later Files
- Reading Older Excel Files & Other Spreadsheets
- Reading dBase Files
- Reading Stata Files
- Reading Database Files
- Text Wizard
- Reading Dimensions Data
- File Information
- Saving Data Files
- To Save Modified Data Files
- Saving Data Files in External Formats
- Saving Data Files in Excel Format
- Saving Data Files in SAS Format
- Saving Data Files in Stata Format
- Saving Subsets of Variables
- Exporting to a Database
- Exporting to Dimensions
- Protecting Original Data
- Virtual Active File
- Creating a Data Cache
Data Editor
- Data View
- Variable View
- To Display or Define Variable Attributes
- Variable Names
- Variable Measurement Level
- Variable Type
- Variable Labels
- Value Labels
- Inserting Line Breaks in Labels
- Missing Values
- Column Width
- Variable Alignment
- Applying Variable Definition Attributes to Multiple Variables
- Custom Variable Attributes
- Customizing Variable View
- Spell Checking Variable and Value Labels
- Entering Data
- To Enter Numeric Data
- To Enter Non-Numeric Data
- To Use Value Labels for Data Entry
- Data Value Restrictions in the Data Editor
- Editing Data
- Replacing or Modifying Data Values
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data Values
- Inserting New Cases
- Inserting New Variables
- To Change Data Type
- Finding Cases or Variables
- Finding and Replacing Data and Attribute Values
- Case Selection Status in the Data Editor
- Data Editor Display Options
- Data Editor Printing
- To Print Data Editor Contents
Working with Multiple Data Sources
- Basic Handling of Multiple Data Sources
- Working with Multiple Datasets in Command Syntax
- Copying and Pasting Information between Datasets
- Renaming Datasets
- Suppressing Multiple Datasets
Working with Output
- Viewer
- Showing and Hiding Results
- Moving, Deleting, and Copying Output
- Changing Initial Alignment
- Changing Alignment of Output Items
- Viewer Outline
- Adding Items to the Viewer
- Finding and Replacing Information in the Viewer
- Copying Output into Other Applications
- To Copy and Paste Output Items into Another Application
- Export Output
- HTML, Word/RTF, and Excel Options
- PowerPoint Options
- PDF Options
- Text Options
- Options for Exporting Charts
- Viewer Printing
- To Print Output and Charts
- Print Preview
- Page Attributes: Headers and Footers
- Page Attributes: Options
- Saving Output
- To Save a Viewer Document
Working with Command Syntax
- Syntax Rules
- Pasting Syntax from Dialog Boxes
- To Paste Syntax from Dialog Boxes
- Copying Syntax from the Output Log
- To Copy Syntax from the Output Log
- To Run Command Syntax
- Unicode Syntax Files
- Multiple Execute Commands
Crosstabs
- Crosstabs Layers
- Crosstabs Cluttered Bar Charts
- Crosstabs Statistics
- Crosstabs Cell Display
- Crosstabs Table Format
Overview of the Chart Facility
- Building and Editing a Chart
- Building Charts
- Editing Charts
- Chart Definition Options
- Adding and Editing Titles and Footnotes
- Setting General Options
Conclusion
Training Materials
All SSPS training attendees receive an extensive library of SPSS examples to take with them following the training.
Software Requirements
This class uses SPSS Statistics 25 or newer but is appropriate to SPSS Statistics 19 and newer. Attendees are assumed to have their own copy of the software.
