IN-PERSON (Library North Building, Second Floor, Library Classroom 2 computer lab)

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This workshop is the first of a two-part series on SPSS, a statistical software package that is widely used by scientists throughout the social sciences for analysis of quantitative data.

Please note: This workshop focuses on using the point-and-click method for using SPSS; the syntax/code method will be introduced briefly.

Workshop Topics

-- Navigating SPSS

-- Entering and importing data from different formats (such as text and Excel files)

-- Defining variables (defining and labeling codes, selecting appropriate levels of measurement)

-- Manipulating and transforming data (selecting cases and splitting files; recoding and computing variables)

-- Running descriptive statistics

-- Generating simple graphs

Prerequisites: None.

NOTE:

-- This workshop focuses on using the point-and-click method for using SPSS; the syntax/code method will be introduced briefly.

-- This workshop is for the Windows version of SPSS.

-- Please read our Workshops ~ Etiquette & Policies page for pertinent information to your workshop attendance.

Presenter(s): Dr. Halley E.M. Riley, Data Services Specialist and member of the Library's Research Data Services Department

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