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SPSS Overview

SPSS Overview. The opening screen. The SPSS windows. Obtain the data. PASW (SPSS). Download the Demo File from the data folder in the course Blackboard site Save it on the desk top Open the saved file with SPSS. Data Editor. Drop down menus. Variable descriptions. Action buttons.

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SPSS Overview

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  1. SPSS Overview

  2. The opening screen

  3. The SPSS windows

  4. Obtain the data PASW (SPSS) Download the Demo File from the data folder in the course Blackboard site Save it on the desk top Open the saved file with SPSS

  5. Data Editor Drop down menus Variable descriptions Action buttons PASW (SPSS)

  6. Data Editor Action buttons PASW (SPSS)

  7. Drop down menus Action buttons SPSS Viewer Navigation window Output window

  8. SPSS Viewer – export results

  9. SPSS Viewer – export results PASW (SPSS)

  10. Drop down menus Syntax Editor Action buttons Navigation window Syntax window

  11. HELP! PASW (SPSS)

  12. Customizing SPSS PASW (SPSS)

  13. Data management with spss

  14. Data management with SPSS • Read an existing data set • Action buttons: Open data document button • Menu: File → Open → Data • Entering data • Menu: File → New → Data • Select a subset of the data • Action buttons: Select cases button • Menu: File → Data → Select cases

  15. Select all the data for the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA PASW (SPSS) Close the original data set once the subset has been created.

  16. Additional hints on data management • Defining variable labels • VARIABLE LABELS varname ‘variable label’. • Define variable level of measurement • VARIABLE LEVEL varname (NOMINAL). • Define values for code-set • VALUE LABELS varname 1 ‘label1’ 2 ‘label2’ ...

  17. Merging datasets • Add new variables or add new cases • Both datasets must be open at the same time • Select one dataset to be the “master” • The second dataset will be the source of the new cases or new variables • BOTH datasets must have the same unique case (or record) identifier.

  18. How to add a variable PASW (SPSS)

  19. Univariate statistics

  20. Measures of central tendency • Menu: Analyze → Descriptive Statistics → Frequencies

  21. Alternative method to obtain descriptive statistics

  22. Statistics and chart options

  23. Do females have a higher after-tax income than males?

  24. Bi-variate analysis

  25. Cross-tabulations • Specify cell-level statistics • Row, column and total % • Chi-square • Other measures of association • Measures of correlation

  26. Do women travel further to get to work?

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