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SPSS 1: Getting Started

SPSS 1: Getting Started In-Person

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.

RDS@GSU Workshops ~ SPSS 1 Workshop ~ College to Career Skills: (1) Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: conduct academic and archival research; analyze visual data; mine and analyze data; connect valid research to support arguments/claims; (2) Digital Technology: demonstrate technical and program literacy; translate data; know and apply field-related technology to solve challengesWorkshop 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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IMPORTANT:

  • 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.

Related LibGuide: *RESEARCH DATA SERVICES (RDS) @ Georgia State University Library by Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh

Date:
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Time:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Classroom 2, Library North 2
Campus:
Downtown Campus Library
Categories:
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