SPSS CARDIFF UNIVERSITY PRIFYSGOL CAERDYD A Student Guide to SPSS - Getting Started - Data Operations - Univariate Analysis - Bivariate Analysis - Multiple Linear Regression - Exploratory Factor Analysis Luke Sloan School of Social Science Cardiff University SloanLS@cardiff.ac.uk Version 4 - updated 11/01/2012 1
Contents 1) Opening an SPSS File .. 3 2) Creating a Database 4 3) Entering Data into SPSS 5 4) Using Explore for Testing Input Quality. 6 5) Using Explore to Assess Measures of Central Tendency (Univariate Analysis) 7 6) Using Frequencies to Analyse Response Patterns 7 7) Modifying Variables 8 8) Bivariate Analysis 1: Cross-Tabulations and Chi-Square for 2 Categorical Variables 11 9) Bivariate Analysis 2: Independent Samples T-Test for Comparing Mean Scores Between 2 Groups (1 Categorical, 1 Continuous). 13 10) Bivariate Analysis 3: Paired Samples T-Test for Comparing Mean Scores for One Respondent on Two Occasions (1 Categorical, 1 Continuous) 15 11) Bivariate Analysis 4: Correlation for Assessing Relationships Between 2 Continuous Variables 16 12) Linear Regression: for Two Continuous Independent Variables 17 13) Multiple Linear Regression: for One Continuous Dependent Variable and Numerous Independent Variables 19 14) Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) 21 2
1) Opening an SPSS File - Open SPSS (or PASW). Press cancel where it asks what you would like to do. This screen is for loading established databases. PASW S?n s?to 18 - PASW Statistics .. - Make sure that you are in variable view (not data view) - - - 44 K 9 3