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An Introduction toStatistical Analysis using SPSS


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What is SPSS?


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StatisticalPackagefor the

SocialSciences

An Introduction to

Statistical Analysis usingSPSS


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Helpful Resources

http://www.spss.com/downloads/

http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/

http://spsstools.net


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Important Topics today

What is questionnaire/Interviewschedule?

Data entry in Excel

Basics of SPSS Data import to SPSS

SPSS output Simple Table

SPSS output

Cross Table Simple Percentage Analysis

Descriptive Statistics

Scaling Techniques

Likert Scale


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What is questionnaire/Interview

schedule?

A questionnaire is a research

instrument consisting of a series ofquestions and other prompts for thepurpose of gathering information

from respondents


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Data entry in Excel


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Basics of SPSSSPSS (Statistical Package for the

Social Sciences) is a computer

application that provides statisticalanalysis of data. It allows for in-depth data access and preparation,

analytical reporting, graphics andmodelling.


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Data import to SPSS

Select File menu

Go to Open

Select Data Go to file type

Select Excel file

Go to Source of file Select Open


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Select Analyze menu

Go to Descriptive Statistics

Select Frequencies Select the variable

Insert the variable

Click - OK


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3 SEX

192 96.0 96.0 96.0

8 4.0 4.0 100.0

200 100.0 100.0

Male

Female

Total

Valid

Frequency Percent Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent


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SPSS output Cross Table

Select Analyze menu


Select Crosstabs Select the variables

Insert the variables

Click - OK


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SPSS output Cross Table

3 SEX * 7 EDUCATION Crosstabulation

Count

37 62 93 192

0 5 3 8

37 67 96 200

Male

Female

3 SEX

Total

up to 5 s td 6 - 10 s td above 10 std

7 EDUCATION

Total


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Simple Percentage Analysis

3 SEX

192 96.0 96.0 96.0

8 4.0 4.0 100.0

200 100.0 100.0

Male

Female

Total

Valid Frequency Percent Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent


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Select Analyze menu


Select Descriptives Select the variable

Insert the variable

Click - OK


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200 27 61 46.80 8.918

200

2 AGE

Valid N (listw ise)

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation


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Scaling Techniques Likert Scale

A Likert Scale is a type ofpsychometric scale frequently used inpsychology questionnaires. It wasdeveloped by and named afterorganizational psychologist Rensis Likert.

A Likert item is simply a statement

which the respondent is asked to evaluateaccording to any kind of subjective orobjective criteria; generally the level ofagreement or disagreement is measured.


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Likert Scale - Format

The format of a typical five-levelLikert item is:

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree Strongly agree
http://www.hkadesigns.co.uk/websites/msc/reme/images/likert2.gif


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Likert Scale


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Likert Scale- Analysis


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Likert Scale- Analysis

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