SPSS-COURSE

The tests of the SPSS-course are normally checked every second week. The tests submitted during holiday season will be checked after the holiday season.

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Exercise session 1

Perform tasks A) - F) as according to the instructions

A) Open IBM SPSS Statistics-application through Desktop or Start-menu

The following instructions and screenshots are based on version 19 of SPSS.

a->b->c = Select a from the main menu, select b under a and select c under b.

NOTE! Keep this window open while using SPSS. Both windows should be kept sufficiently large.

B) Inputting new data

Choose Type in data and click OK-button

Second alternative: Choose Cancel and select File->Open->Data

Click Variable view-button

C) Assigning variables

Variable's name can be 8 characters long and include both characters A-Z and numbers.

Label, which can include spaces and also special characters, is used for describing the content of a variable.

Assign the following variables (see the picture below) :

Variable gender is defined as String and it's measure is defined as Nominal!

D) Inputting data

Click Data View and input the following data

E) Calculating new variables and transformations

Select Transform->Compute Variable

Set the name of the new variable in Target Variable-field.

Input the calculation clause to Numeric Expression-field and click OK.

Data View will now include a new variable and it's data.

You might want to check, if the calculations are correct.

Note! SPSS gathers log of, for example, calculations, which are located in the output-window!

The log is useful, if you want to find information about e.g transformations

F) Saving the data:

Select File-> Save As.

You can save the data e.g to your own on-line folder. Assign a name for the file and click Save.

SPSS saves the file with .sav ending.

Close SPSS and output-window by selecting File->Exit or by pressing

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