Making Sense of SPSS and Survey Data
             From Design to Analysis

 

A Training Manual

Susan J. Little

            Stephen Fielding

       Janet Mancini Billson

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 

Introduction: Understanding the Basics of SPSS

• Welcome to SPSS!

• Table 1.1: Data View vs. Variable View 

• Using the Help System

• Personal Preferences

CHAPTER 2

Defining Variables in the Variable View Sheet – The Gateway to SPSS

• Variable View Sheet

• Define Variable Properties Manually 

• Table 2.1: Comparison of Measurement Levels

• Define Variable Properties Using the Define Variable Properties Box

• Define Variable Properties By the Copy and Paste Method

CHAPTER 3 

Enter the Data In the Data View Sheet – The Heart of SPSS

•  Data View Sheet

CHAPTER 4 

Run an Analysis From the Analyze Menu – The Lifeline of SPSS

• Running an Analysis

• Measure of Central Tendency

• Chi-Square  

• Crosstabs

• Paired Sample T-Test 

CHAPTER 5 

Examine The Results Using the Viewer – The Output of SPSS

• Examine the Results

• The Viewer

CHAPTER 6 

Reporting The Findings To Others- Organizing Your Results

• Reporting the Findings to Team Members, Management, and Others

APPENDICES  

• Appendix A – Sample Key Code

• Appendix B – Statistics vs. Data Type

• Appendix C – Definitions 

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