SPSS Course: Introduction
Data analysis and analytics. Uncover insights and transform your organisation.
This introductory SPSS course is for researchers and administrators who need to turn data into actionable insights with a powerful and easy-to-use database.
This course provides practical, hands-on experience using many of the functions in SPSS. You will learn basic statistical concepts and practice data analysis and interpretation.
This course will prepare you for participation in more advanced SPSS courses, or more advanced statistics courses.
Aims
This course aims to provide you with a basic introduction to many of the functions in SPSS, along with a basic understanding of applied statistics, statistical analysis and statistical interpretation.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- identify different data types
- develop a data dictionary as an essential component for data entry
- use the basic functions of SPSS
- manually enter data from paper forms
- import data into SPSS from an Excel file
- prepare data for reporting and/or analysis by cleaning, editing and modifying data
- generate summary reports, tables and charts
- apply some basic statistical concepts
- conduct preliminary statistical analyses and interpret the results
- save the necessary files generated by SPSS
- automate data analysis and presentation components.
Content
Diverse data definition and input/import
- Data types: identify whether data are string (text) or numeric (nominal, ordinal, continuous)
- Develop a data dictionary
SPSS data editor: data view and variable view
- Menus and toolbars
- Manual data entry
- Data import from external source
Data modification
- Identify and correct data entry errors
- Modify data: recode, compute, split file, select cases
Data presentation
- Basic tables, reports and charts
Data analysis
- Basic statistical concepts and terminology (mean and standard deviation, p values)
- Basic statistical tests (t-test, chi square)
Intended audience
This course is suitable for you if:
- you do not have any prior SPSS or statistical experience
- you require a refresher in SPSS.
Prerequisites
It is assumed you have experience with Windows-based applications such as Microsoft Word or Excel.
Delivery mode
Face-to-face, presenter-taught training using your own device
Delivery style
Coursework consists of PowerPoint presentations followed by practical exercises. Classes run in a classroom and you need to bring your own device with SPSS installed. You should ensure it is fully charged as access to power is limited. Please note that the University does not carry any responsibility for your lost, stolen, or damaged devices whilst on the University premises.
Materials
Course materials are provided electronically using Dropbox
Before the course
SPSS software is required and a 30 day free trial can be downloaded free of charge from the IBM Store. Click 'Try SPSS Statistics for free', then create an account to log in.