Godfrey Data Training
Specialist training for specialist software...
SPSS Training - Day 1 - The Basics
GENERAL CONCEPTS
- Overview of data analysis processes using SPSS
- Survey versus Experiment
- SPSS program options and defaults
- Window types: data, output, syntax.
- File types: data, listing.
SETTING UP THE DATA
- The concept of a "case"
- The right measurement for the right results
- Creation of variables and choosing suitable data types
- Variable and value labels
- Using files of other formats
- Calculating new variables
- Variable recode
GETTING RESULTS
- Frequency tables
- Crosstabulations
- Charts: frequency, cluster/stacked, and value bar chart
- Simple statistics on groups: comparing means, standard deviation
COMMUNICATING RESULTS
- Modifying output (tables and charts) for pleasing presentation
- Using chart templates
- Using TableLooks
- Including output in Word and/or Publisher documents
