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SPSS BASIC
KIRAN SRIVASTAVA
(MAY 2015)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
CHRIST UNIVERSITY
BENGALURU
Introduction: SPSS
 The abbreviation of SPSS stands for
Statistical Product and Service Solutions
 It is a statistical package which executes
quantitative data analysis with simple
directions
Objectives of this presentation
 About SPSS interface: data view and
variable view
 How to enter data in SPSS
 How to Enter external data into SPSS
SPSS interface- what you will learn
(Source: Hui Bian 2011) 4
 Data view
 The place to enter data
 Rows: records
 Columns: variables
 Variable view
 The place to enter variables
 Characteristics of all variables
 List of all variables
Requirements for data entry
(Source: Hui Bian 2011) 5
 Code book/scoring guide
 ID number for each case (NOT the real
identification numbers of your subjects)
 Excel or .sav file for data entry
Example of a code book
(Source: Hui Bian 2011)
6
A code book is about how you code your variables. What are in code
book?
1.Variable names
2.Values for each response option
3.How to recode variables
 Q 1. What is your Gender?
 Response options: 1= Female ; 2= Male
 Q 2. How old are you?
 Response options : 1=12 years old or younger; 2= 13 years old;
3=14years old; 4=15 years old; 5=16 years old
 Q3. Respondent has to indicate his / her degree of agreement to the
following statement:
 I enjoy my English language class
 Response options : 1=Agree; 2= Strongly Agree; 3= Disagree ;
4=Strongly Disagree; 5=Undecided
Entering data in SPSS 19.0
(Source: Hui Bian 2011) 7
Columns:
variables
Rows: cases
Under Data
View
Entering variables
8
2. Type
variable
name
3. Type:
numeric or
string
4.
Description
of variable
1. Click this
Window
1. Click the Variable View
2. Type variable name under
Name column Gender, Age,
Language).
NOTE: Variable name can be 64
bytes long, and the first
character must be a letter or
one of the characters @, #,
or $.
3. Type: Numeric, string, etc.
4. Label: Description of
variables.
5.
Description
of values
5. Values: Description of
values of variables
Entering Variables
Based on
your code
book!
Entering Variables
Entering Variables
Entered cases- As seen in the data view
Under Data
View
1. Three variables in the data set.
2. They are: Gender, Age and Language.
3. Gender is a variable to identify individual
case Female =1 and Male=2 Code is an ID
(NOT peoples real IDs).
4. Age is about participants ages: 1 = 12 years
or younger, 2 = 13 years, 3 = 14 years
5. Language is a variable of respondent from
English Language as 1= Agree , 2= Strongly
Agree, 3= Disagree.
Saving Files as Sav. And Excel
Importing data from Excel
(Source: Hui Bian 2011) 14
 Choose Excel/Sav. as file type
 Select the file to import
 Then click Open
Select File Open Data
Importing New Data
Opening Excel files in SPSS
Data
References
 Kentaka Aruga (Feb, 2008), Short Courses,
Introduction to SPSS
 Hui Bian(Spring 2011), Office for Faculty
Excellence, SPSS for Beginners

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  • 1. SPSS BASIC KIRAN SRIVASTAVA (MAY 2015) RESEARCH ASSISTANT CHRIST UNIVERSITY BENGALURU
  • 2. Introduction: SPSS The abbreviation of SPSS stands for Statistical Product and Service Solutions It is a statistical package which executes quantitative data analysis with simple directions
  • 3. Objectives of this presentation About SPSS interface: data view and variable view How to enter data in SPSS How to Enter external data into SPSS
  • 4. SPSS interface- what you will learn (Source: Hui Bian 2011) 4 Data view The place to enter data Rows: records Columns: variables Variable view The place to enter variables Characteristics of all variables List of all variables
  • 5. Requirements for data entry (Source: Hui Bian 2011) 5 Code book/scoring guide ID number for each case (NOT the real identification numbers of your subjects) Excel or .sav file for data entry
  • 6. Example of a code book (Source: Hui Bian 2011) 6 A code book is about how you code your variables. What are in code book? 1.Variable names 2.Values for each response option 3.How to recode variables Q 1. What is your Gender? Response options: 1= Female ; 2= Male Q 2. How old are you? Response options : 1=12 years old or younger; 2= 13 years old; 3=14years old; 4=15 years old; 5=16 years old Q3. Respondent has to indicate his / her degree of agreement to the following statement: I enjoy my English language class Response options : 1=Agree; 2= Strongly Agree; 3= Disagree ; 4=Strongly Disagree; 5=Undecided
  • 7. Entering data in SPSS 19.0 (Source: Hui Bian 2011) 7 Columns: variables Rows: cases Under Data View
  • 8. Entering variables 8 2. Type variable name 3. Type: numeric or string 4. Description of variable 1. Click this Window 1. Click the Variable View 2. Type variable name under Name column Gender, Age, Language). NOTE: Variable name can be 64 bytes long, and the first character must be a letter or one of the characters @, #, or $. 3. Type: Numeric, string, etc. 4. Label: Description of variables. 5. Description of values 5. Values: Description of values of variables
  • 12. Entered cases- As seen in the data view Under Data View 1. Three variables in the data set. 2. They are: Gender, Age and Language. 3. Gender is a variable to identify individual case Female =1 and Male=2 Code is an ID (NOT peoples real IDs). 4. Age is about participants ages: 1 = 12 years or younger, 2 = 13 years, 3 = 14 years 5. Language is a variable of respondent from English Language as 1= Agree , 2= Strongly Agree, 3= Disagree.
  • 13. Saving Files as Sav. And Excel
  • 14. Importing data from Excel (Source: Hui Bian 2011) 14 Choose Excel/Sav. as file type Select the file to import Then click Open Select File Open Data
  • 17. Data
  • 18. References Kentaka Aruga (Feb, 2008), Short Courses, Introduction to SPSS Hui Bian(Spring 2011), Office for Faculty Excellence, SPSS for Beginners