This workshop is the first of a three-part series on SPSS. SPSS is 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 is the first workshop in a three-part series (SPSS 2 is the second, SPSS 3 is the third).
• 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.

Presenters: Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Ph.D., Data Services Librarian, member of the Library's Research Data Services Team.

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• RDS workshops will no longer have registration but instead will be on a first-come-first-serve basis: The first 25 people to arrive *on time* will be able to attend the workshop.

• Workshop instructors may choose to refuse admittance to those arriving more than 5 minutes late.