This document provides an introduction and overview of SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), a statistical software package used for data management and analysis. It describes the key components of SPSS including the data editor for entering and viewing data, the output window for viewing analysis results, the syntax window for viewing code, and menus for accessing commands. It also provides basic instructions for starting SPSS, opening data files from various sources, and quitting the program.

1. Introduction to SPSS
BY
Reza Beebeejaun

2. WHAT IS SPSS?
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 SPSS is a statistical package used for conducting
statistical analyses, manipulating and presenting
data.
 Acronym - Statistical Package for the Social
Science but now it is known as Predictive analysis
software
 Its statistical capabilities range from simple
percentages to complex analyses including multiple
regressions and general linear models
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3. STARTING SPSS
Data Analysis
with SPSS
•Click on Start button
•Click All programs
•Click SPSS Inc-PASW
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4. SPSS INTERFACE
Max, Min, Close
Cell Editor Variable Names
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Button Bar
Row # :col
Active
Cell
Scroll
Bar
View Tabs
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5. DATA EDITOR
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 Spreadsheet-like system for
defining, entering, editing, and
displaying data.
 The Data Editor window
opens automatically when you
start a session.
 Data Editor provides two
views
 Data view
 Variable view
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6. DATA VIEW
 Displays the actual data
values or defined value
labels
 Rows are cases. Each row
represents a case or an
observation.
 Columns are variables. Each
column represents a variable
or characteristic being
measured
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7. VARIABLE VIEW
 contains descriptions of
the attributes of each
variable in the data file
 Rows are variables.
 Columns are variable
attributes.
 You can add or delete
variables and modify
attributes of variables
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8. THE OUTPUT VIEW
 The output window displays
the statistical results of your
various queries such as
frequency distributions,
cross-tabs, statistical tests,
and charts.
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9. THE SYNTAX VIEW
 SPSS command file
 In the syntax view, you’ll
preserve the code used to
generate any set of tables
or charts.
 Sy nta x is basically the
actual computer code that
produces a specific output
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10. MENUS
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 The Menu bar lists 12 pull down menu, grouping
the available SPSS commands.
 Some of these have sub-menus
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11. OPEN SPSS DATA FILE
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 From the File menu, select Open OR click the
open icon from button bar
 Select the data source from open file dialog
box
 Select the desired file
 Click open
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12. IMPORT/
READ SPREADSHEET FILE
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 From the menu, click on File ► Open ► Data
 Click on drop down arrow from the File type box and Select
Excel (.xls) file.
 Click the file you want to open
 If the first row of the spreadsheet contains column headings or
labels, click Read variable names in the Opening File Options
dialog box.
 For Excel 5 or later files, if the data you want to read are not on
the first sheet of the file, select the sheet you want to read.
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13. IMPORT/
READ TEXT DATA FILE
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 From the menu, click on File ► read text Data
 The open file dialog box will appear
 Select the file you want to open and click open
 Follow the steps in the Text Wizard to define
how to read the data file.
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14. QUIT SPSS
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 From the menu
 Click File
Exit
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