IBM SPSS Statistics Essentials (V26)

Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics 

• Review basic concepts in IBM SPSS Statistics
• Identify the steps in the research process
• Review basic analyses
• Use Help

Reading data and defining metadata 

• Overview of data sources
• Read from text files
• Read data from Microsoft Excel
• Read data from databases
• Define variable properties

Selecting cases for analyses 

• Select cases for analyses
• Run analyses for groups
• Apply report authoring styles

Transforming variables 

• Compute variables
• Recode values of categorical and scale variables
• Create a numeric variable from a string variable

Using functions to transform variables 

• Use statistical functions
• Use logical functions
• Use missing value functions
• Use conversion functions
• Use system variables
• Use the Date and Time Wizard

Setting the unit of analysis 

• Remove duplicate cases
• Create aggregate datasets
• Restructure datasets

Merging data files 

• Add cases from one dataset to another
• Add variables from one dataset to another
• Enrich a dataset with aggregated information

Summarizing individual variables 

• Define levels of measurement
• Summarizing categorical variables
• Summarizing scale variables

Describing the relationship between variables 

• Choose the appropriate procedure
• Summarize the relationship between categorical variables
• Summarize the relationship between a scale and a categorical variable

Creating presentation-ready tables with Custom Tables 

• Identify table layouts
• Create tables for variables with shared categories
• Create tables for multiple response questions

Customizing pivot tables 

• Perform Automated Output Modification
• Customize pivot tables • Use table templates
• Export pivot tables to other applications

Working with syntax 

• Use syntax to automate analyses
• Create, edit, and run syntax
• Shortcuts in the Syntax Editor

Controlling the IBM SPSS Statistics environment 

• Set options for output
• Set options for variables display
• Set options for default working folders

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Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics 

• Review basic concepts in IBM SPSS Statistics 
• Identify the steps in the research process
• Review basic analyses 
• Use Help 

Reading data and defining metadata 

• Overview of data sources 
• Read from text files 
• Read data from Microsoft Excel 
• Read data from databases 
• Define variable properties 

Selecting cases for analyses 

• Select cases for analyses 
• Run analyses for groups 
• Apply report authoring styles 

Transforming variables 

• Compute variables 
• Recode values of categorical and scale variables 
• Create a numeric variable from a string variable 

Using functions to transform variables 

• Use statistical functions 
• Use logical functions 
• Use missing value functions 
• Use conversion functions 
• Use system variables 
• Use the Date and Time Wizard 

Setting the unit of analysis 

• Remove duplicate cases 
• Create aggregate datasets 
• Restructure datasets 

Merging data files 

• Add cases from one dataset to another 
• Add variables from one dataset to another 
• Enrich a dataset with aggregated information 

Summarizing individual variables 

• Define levels of measurement 
• Summarizing categorical variables 
• Summarizing scale variables 

Describing the relationship between variables 

• Choose the appropriate procedure 
• Summarize the relationship between categorical variables 
• Summarize the relationship between a scale and a categorical variable 

Creating presentation-ready tables with Custom Tables 

• Identify table layouts 
• Create tables for variables with shared categories 
• Create tables for multiple response questions 

Customizing pivot tables 

• Perform Automated Output Modification 
• Customize pivot tables • Use table templates 
• Export pivot tables to other applications 

Working with syntax 

• Use syntax to automate analyses 
• Create, edit, and run syntax 
• Shortcuts in the Syntax Editor 

Controlling the IBM SPSS Statistics environment 

• Set options for output 
• Set options for variables display
• Set options for default working folders