What is SPSS (Theory)? Data Editor Variable definition Briefing for SPSS How to subscribe SPSS? Recommended books on SPSS Uses for SPSS (Data Management) Uses for SPSS (Data Analysis)

1. 1
Contents:
• What is SPSS?
• Data Editor
• Variable Definition
• Introduction to
SPSS.
• How to Buy SPSS?
• Other Statistical
Software
• Recommended
Books on SPSS
• Uses of SPSS
• How to Open
SPSS?
• SPSS: Strengths
and Weaknesses
Dr. Raheem Bux Soomro
Associate Professor
Shah Abdul Latif University
Pakistan
Data Analysis with
Statistics
Made Easy
SPSS
Introduction to
Statistical Package for Social Sciences Training session 01
(Practical)

2. Introduction to SPSS
SPSS
Developer IBM Corporation
Initial Release 1968; 51 years ago.
Stable Release Version 27.0
June 19, 2020.
Operating
Systems
Windows, macOS, Linux on z
Systems, Linux and UNIX
Platform Java
Size ~1.2 GB
Type Statistical analysis, data mining, text
analytics, data collection
Language English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish,
Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish.
2
Website www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics

3. How to Buy SPSS?
3

4. How to Buy SPSS?
4
Source: https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/ERYRD6G5

5. Other Statistical Software
5

6. Recommended Books on SPSS
I strongly recommend following books…
https://b-
ok.asia/book/2729121/43b798
https://b-ok.asia/book/5010060/72b5ad
1 2 3
6
https://b-ok.asia/book/2829137/3217d4

7. Uses of SPSS
Data
Management
• Defining variables
• Coding values
• Entering and editing data
• Creating new variables
• Recoding variables
• Selecting cases
Data Analysis
• Univariate statistics
• Bivariate statistics
• Multivariate statistics
Uses for SPSS
7Dr. RB Soomro

8. How to Open SPSS?
Opening SPSS
Double click the SPSS icon on the desktop
OR
Start/Programs/SPSS for Windows/SPSS**
8

9. SPSS: Strengths
9
• Easily opens data from other programs
such as Excel and SAS
• Variable view screen allows for quick
overview of file contents and allows
for easy modifications of names,
formats, labels, and variable order.
• Having all data information in a single
file allows sharing files on a project to
be very easy.

10. SPSS: Strengths
10
Provides analysis tools to generate
reports, charts, plots, descriptive
statistics, and run advanced
statistical analyses.
In addition to user interface,
provides a command syntax that can
simplify certain things, such as
running repetitive tasks.
• Drop-down menu

11. SPSS: Weaknesses
11
• Can be slow at times if not using the
latest hardware.
• Difficulties running SPSS across the
networks in relation to large
temporary files it creates.
• User needs knowledge of statistical
terminology to operate this software.
• Need for faster processor for work
with charts.

12. SPSS: Weaknesses
12
• Difficult to run mediation and
moderation models.
• Difficult to edit output.
• Expensive to buy license of this
software.
• No intuitive to use.

13. SPSS Used in:
13
• Telecommunications
• Banking
• Finance
• Insurance
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Consumer packaged goods
• Higher education
• Government
• Market research.