SPSS: Introduction for Beginners BeginnersPrerequisites
Description
SPSS is a powerful general purpose statistical package with high quality graphics and tabulation facilities, and a reputation for being relatively user-friendly. This course is for beginners. Basic concepts and use of SPSS will be introduced. The main aim of the course is to give participants a foundation and some background. However statistical techniques are not covered (see note below).
Target audience
- All current University members (departments and colleges)
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
Familiarity with simple statistical concepts.
Topics covered (session 1)
- Introduction to user interface menus, data views, and output formats
- Obtaining built-in assistance for data analyses
- Producing simple tables
- Understanding dialog boxes and output
- Simple data entry
- Creating and changing variables
- Sorting and filtering data
- Basic data manipulation and analyses - just enough to get started and do useful work
Topics covered (session 2)
- Preparing data and importing data from MS Excel
- Sub-setting data for analysis
- Applying some simple statistical tests
- Working with various types of outputs
- Exporting output to other applications
- Working with pivot tables
- Creating and formatting tables and charts
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
Taught using
SPSS v. 22 on MCS Windows
Notes
- No attempt is made to teach statistical techniques, though simple examples are used to show the principles of SPSS use. You may be interested in the 'Statistics for the Terrified' self-taught tutorial which can be found on MCS computers.
Duration
Two sessions of half a day
Frequency
Termly
Theme
Statistical and Mathematical Software
Events available