SPSS

Purpose: Below are several recommended online resources for learning how to use SPSS. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a popular software application for statistical analysis and reporting.

Recommendations
data preparation, data transformation and sampling, data analysis, report preparation/ output customization
 * Data preparation handled in SPSS using the Data Editor.
 * Data transformation handled by the SPSS menus /Data and /Transform.
 * Data analysis(including reporting) handled by the menus /Analysis (and /Graphs).
 * Don't miss especially the Descriptive sub menus, Compare Means, Regression
 * For graphics, a wide variety of charts are available (including histograms, bar charts (complex and simple), pie charts, scatter plots (including plots with lines)
 * Report preparation(polishing the tables and graphs) handled within the Output Viewer and Editor (available after double clicking on the table or graph object).


 * To learn the Data Editor - follow the /Help/Tutorial/Getting Started
 * To learn the Transformations be certain to examine various context sensitive Help sections available (by clicking the Help button within each Dialog Box that appears when starting to execute the menu command)
 * To learn the various analyses be certain to examine (at least) the SPSS online help chapters on the topics of Frequencies, Descriptives, Comparing Means, T-tests, ANOVA, Regression
 * To learn about the graphics follow the Chart Wizard/Gallery and examine various context sensitive Help topics (available by clicking the Help button within each Dialog Box that appears when starting to execute the menu command)

Tutorials

 * ATS at UCLA Learning Module for SPSS
 * Raynald SPSS page

Other

 * SPSS Online help
 * SPSSX-L list serv archive?

See also (on this wiki): Statistical Programming Documentation and the Category: Statistical Programming