This presentation slide explains the procedure of creating a data set in the IBM SPSS statistics and also explains the way to import the excel data set into the SPSS.

1. Data Creation / Importing
in IBM SPSS Statistics
Dr. K.THIYAGU
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Central University of Kerala
Kasaragod 1

2. Agenda
Create a Data
Insert & Delete Case or Variables
Importing Data into SPSS
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3. Create a Data
To open a blank spreadsheet.
File
New
Data
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4. “Number
1,2,3,…”
The row will
represent cases
that will be a
part of our
dataset.
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5. “var.”
The column names will represent the
variables that we enter in our dataset
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6. “var.”
The column names will represent the
variables that we enter in our dataset
“Number
1,2,3,…”
The row will
represent cases
that will be a
part of our
dataset.
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7. Example:
1. Gender : Male / Female
2. Locality : Rural / Urban
3. Intelligent
Sample = 10
Row ?
Column ?
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8. Example:
1. Gender : Male / Female
2. Locality : Rural / Urban
3. Intelligent (5 Items + Total)
Sample = 12
Row ?
Column ?
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9. Inserting or Deleting
Single Cases
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10. Inserting Case
Right Click
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11. Inserting Case
Tool Bar
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12. Insert Case
Menu Bar
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13. Deleting Case
Right Click
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14. Inserting or Deleting
Single Variables
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15. Insert Variable
Right Click
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16. Insert Variable
Menu Bar
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17. Inserting Variable
Tool Bar
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18. Deleting
Variable
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19. Importing Data into SPSS
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20. Importing Data into SPSS
The spreadsheet should have a single row of variable names across
the top of the spreadsheet in the first row.
Variable names should include ordinary letters, numbers, and
underscores (e.g., Gender, Test_1) and not include special characters
(e.g., "Graduation Date" would not be a valid variable name because
it contains a space).
The data should begin in the first column, second row (beneath the
variable names row) of the spreadsheet.
Anything that is not part of the data itself (e.g., extra text, labels,
graphs, Pivot Tables) should be removed.
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21. Import Data into SPSS
Locate and
click on
our file.
Click In
the Files of
type list
select Excel
Data
Open
File
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22. Thank You
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