This document provides tips and guidance for using Excel to enter data that will be imported into SPSS for analysis. It discusses best practices for data entry in Excel like using consistent variable names and formats, avoiding blank rows, and entering missing data values. It also recommends double data entry to check for errors. The document then explains how to import the Excel file into SPSS and examine the data, including generating frequency tables to check for errors or unusual values. It provides examples of common statistical analyses in SPSS like two-sample t-tests to compare group means, one-way ANOVA to compare multiple group means, and correlation analysis to examine relationships between variables. Throughout, it emphasizes correctly interpreting SPSS output and reporting the results of statistical