Course Description
A single day overview of SPSS, descriptive statistics and graphical data analysis.
For users confident of their computer skills who just want to get on with learning SPSS.
Topics Covered
- Overview of SPSS
+ The windows and menus of SPSS
+ Defining variables, entering and importing data - Overview of data types and the normal distribution
+ Categorical: nominal and ordinal data
+ Scale: discrete and continuous data
+ Skewed data - Descriptive statistics: Measures of centrality and spread
+ Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, range etc. What’s the difference?
+ Which can you use for the different data types?
+ When are they good (or bad) to use?
- Graphical methods for data display
+ Bar charts, histograms, scatterplots, box plots etc. What are their differences?
+ Matching graphics to your data type
+ Comparing groups
- Cross-tabs/contingency tables
+ Choice of percentage presentations (row, column, cell)
+ Nested tables
- Recoding and combining data into new variables
- Methods for case selection, analysing subsets of data
Assumed Knowledge
Attendees should be comfortable using software such as Microsoft Office in a Windows environment.
No prior knowledge of SPSS or statistics is necessary.
Attendee Requirements
Course attendees are required to bring their own laptop installed with a licensed copy of SPSS Base version 10 or above.
Laptops are available for hire at an additional cost.
Class Sizes
Class are limited to a maximum of 8 attendees.
Course Duration & Cost
1 day, 9:30am – 4pm
Cost: $850.00 per person
Schedule & Bookings
Please see the Public Training Schedule for current course dates.
Bookings can be made via the Bookings page.