The document provides an overview of SPSS, a software package for statistical analysis, including its launch, interface, and data handling instructions. It details how to create a data file, enter variables, and save datasets within SPSS. Additionally, the document includes steps to open existing SPSS data files and highlights essential features of the software.

1. OBJECTIVES
• DEFINE SPSS
• LAUNCH SPSS FOR WINDOWS
• EXAMINE SPSS WINDOWS AND FILE TYPES
• STEP-BY-STEP CREATE A DATA FILE AND DATA STRUCTURE
• SAVE SPSS DATA FILE
• ACCESS PREEXISTING DATA FILES.

2. WHAT IS SPSS
• STATISTICAL PACKAGE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
• CAPTURING AND ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE (NUMBERS) DATA
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
PACKAGE
• GENERATE TABULATED REPORTS, CHARTS, AND PLOTS OF
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TRENDS, DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS, AND
CONDUCT COMPLEX STATISTICAL ANALYSES

3. LAUNCHING SPSS
WAYS TO ACCESS THE PROGRAM:
• CLICK ON THE START BUTTON ON THE WINDOW TASKBAR.
• GO TO THE PROGRAMS FOLDER TAB, THEN THE SPSS FOR WINDOWS FOLDER
TAB.
• CLICK ONCE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SPSS 17.0 FOR WINDOWS ICON TO ENTER THE
PROGRAM.
• OR -
• DOUBLE-CLICK THE SPSS ICON ON THE WINDOWS DESKTOP.

4. LAUNCHING CONTINUED

5. SPSS DATA EDITOR
THE DATA EDITOR PROVIDES
• DATA VIEW
• VARIABLE VIEW
• USER CAN SWITCH BETWEEN THESE VIEWS BY CLICKING ON THE TABS AT THE FAR
LEFT BOTTOM OF THE WORKSHEET

6. THE SYNTAX EDITOR
• THE SYNTAX EDITOR FULFILLS THE SAME FUNCTION AS THE
DATA EDITOR
• USED SPECIFICALLY TO WRITE THE PROCEDURES IN THE SPSS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
• TO OPEN THE SYNTAX EDITOR
• GO TO THE MENU BAR AND CLICK ON FILE, CLICK NEW, AND
CLICK SYNTAX

7. THE SYNTAX EDITOR CONTINUED

8. SPSS DATA EDITOR CONTINUED

9. CREATING A DATA FILE
• EACH ROW IN THE SPSS DATA TABLE SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO
A SINGLE PARTICIPANT, SUBJECT, OR CASE
• SWITCH TO THE VARIABLE VIEW OF THE DATA EDITOR BY
CLICKING ON THE VARIABLE VIEW TAB AT THE BOTTOM

10. CREATING DATA FILE STEP-BY-STEP
• STEP 1: ENTER THE NAME OF THE VARIABLE – CLICK
UNDER NAME AND TYPE IN THE NAME
• STEP 2: SELECT THE VARIABLE TYPE (NUMERIC OR SLANG)
– CLICK UNDER VARIABLE TYPE AND TYPE-IN THE
APPROPRIATE TYPE
• STEP 3: SELECT THE WIDTH OF THE VARIABLE – CLICK
UNDER WIDTH AND SELECT THE APPROPRIATE SIZE
• STEP 4: CHOOSE THE DECIMAL NUMBER (ADVISABLY : 0) –
CLICK UNDER DECIMAL AND SELECT NUMBER
• STEP 5: TYPE IN THE LABEL NAME OF THE VARIABLE –
CLICK UNDER LABEL AND TYPE-IN THE LABEL NAME
• STEP 6: SELECT AND TYPE IN THE VALUE LABEL- CLICK
UNDER VALUE AND TYPE-IN THE VALUE LABELS

11. LABEL NAME (STEP 5)

12. VALUE LABEL (STEP 6)

13. ENTERING DATA IN A NEW DATA
SET
• THE MOUSE AND THE TAB, AND CURSOR KEYS CAN BE USED
TO ENTER DATA.
• TYPE-IN DATA INTO THE SPREADSHEET ONE CELL AT A TIME
(EACH CELL REPRESENTS AN OBSERVATION).

14. SAVING A NEW DATA SET
WORK PERFORMED ON A DATA SET ONLY LASTS DURING THE
CURRENT SESSION. TO RETAIN THE CURRENT DATA SET, IT MUST
BE SAVED TO A FILE.
• STEP 1: SELECT SAVE FROM THE FILE MENU. THE SAVE
DATA AS DIALOG BOX OPENS
• STEP 2: FROM THE SAVE AS TYPE DROP-DOWN LIST,
SELECT SPSS (*.SAV).
• STEP 3: FROM THE SAVE IN DROP-DOWN LIST, SELECT
THE PATH WHERE THE FILE WILL BE SAVED.
• STEP 4: IN THE FILE NAME BOX, ENTER A NAME FOR THE
FILE. SPSS AUTOMATICALLY ADDS THE EXTENSION .SAV.
• STEP 5: CLICK SAVE.

15. OPENING AN EXISTING SPSS DATA
SET
• STEP 1: SELECT OPEN FROM THE FILE MENU. THIS WILL OPEN
THE OPEN FILE DIALOG BOX (SEE BOX NEXT SLIDE) .
• FROM THE FILES OF TYPE DROP-DOWN LIST, SELECT .SAV.
• FROM THE LOOK IN DROP-DOWN LIST, SELECT THE
APPROPRIATE DRIVE WHERE THE FILE IS LOCATED.
• IN THE FILE NAME BOX, TYPE IN THE NAME OF THE FILE TO BE
OPENED.
• CLICK OPEN.

16. OPEN FILE DIALOG BOX

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