Course Description
Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics (V22) is a two day instructor-led classroom course that guides students through the fundamentals of using IBM SPSS Statistics for typical data analysis process. Students will learn the basics of reading data, data definition, data modification, and data analysis and presentation of analytical results. Students will also see how easy it is to get data into IBM SPSS Statistics so that they can focus on analyzing the information. In addition to the fundamentals, students will learn shortcuts that will help them save time. This course uses the IBM SPSS Statistics Base features.
Agenda
1. Introduction IBM SPSS Statistics
·
Explain the basic
steps of data analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics
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Describe the roles of
the primary windows within IBM SPSS Statistics
·
Describe the basic
layout of IBM SPSS Statistics dialog boxes
2. Reading Data
·
Describe the choices
on the file menu to read and save data files
·
Read Excel files
·
Read from an Access
database
·
Read delimited text
files
3. Variable Properties
·
Describe all the
variable properties
·
Define variable
properties in the Variable View window
·
Define variable
properties using the Define Variable Properties dialog
·
Save variable
properties with data in an IBM SPSS Statistics data file
·
View variable properties
interactively using Variables Utility
·
View variable
properties in tables using display Data Dictionary facility and Codebook
procedure
4. Working with the Data Editor
·
Define levels of
measurement
·
Use the Frequencies
procedure to produce tables and charts appropriate to nominal variables
·
Use the Frequencies
procedure to produce tables and charts appropriate for ordinal variables
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Use the Frequencies
procedure to produce tables and charts appropriate for scale variables
5. Modifying Data Values
·
Use the features of
Visual Binning to group a scale variable
·
Use the features of
Recode into a Different Variable for categorical variables
·
Create new variables
with numeric expressions
·
Create new variables
with conditional numeric expressions
6. Describing Relationships Between Variables
·
Select the appropriate
procedure to summarize the relationship between two variables
·
Use the Crosstabs
procedure to summarize the relationship between categorical variables
·
Use the Means
procedure to summarize the relationship between a scale and a categorical
variable
7. Selecting Cases
·
Describe and use the
features of the Select Cases dialog
·
Describe and use the
features of the Split File dialog
8. Creating and Editing Charts
·
Use the Chart Builder
to create various types of graphs
·
Format and edit the
graph in the Chart Editor
9. Output in the Viewer
·
Navigate through the
Viewer
·
Customize a pivot
table
·
Create and apply a
template for a pivot table
·
Export output to other
applications
10. Syntax Basics
·
Use the Syntax Editor
environment
·
Create Syntax
·
Run syntax
·
Edit syntax using
auto-completion of commands