What is SPSS?

What is SPSS (Theory)?
Data Editor
Variable definition
Briefing for SPSS
How to subscribe SPSS?
Recommended books on SPSS
Uses for SPSS (Data Management)
Uses for SPSS (Data Analysis)

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Contents:
•What is SPSS?
•Data Editor
•Variable Definition
•Introduction to
SPSS.
•How to Buy SPSS?
•Other Statistical
Software
•Recommended
Books on SPSS
•Uses of SPSS
•How to Open
SPSS?
•SPSS: Strengths
and Weaknesses
Dr. Raheem Bux Soomro
Associate Professor
Shah Abdul Latif University
Pakistan
Data Analysis with
Statistics
Made Easy
SPSS
Introduction to
Statistical Package for Social Sciences
Training session 01
(Practical)

2. Introduction to SPSS
SPSS
Developer IBM Corporation
Initial Release 1968; 51years ago.
Stable Release Version 27.0
June19, 2020.
Operating
Systems
Windows,macOS,Linux on z
Systems,LinuxandUNIX
Platform Java
Size~1.2GB
Type Statistical analysis,data mining,text
analytics,data collection
Language
English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish,
Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish.
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Websitewww.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics

3. How to Buy SPSS?
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4. How to Buy SPSS?
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Source: https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/ERYRD6G5

5. Other Statistical Software
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6. Recommended Books on SPSS
I strongly recommend following books…
https://b-
ok.asia/book/2729121/43b798
https://b-ok.asia/book/5010060/72b5ad
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https://b-ok.asia/book/2829137/3217d4

7. Uses of SPSS
Data
Management
•Defining variables
•Coding values
•Entering and editing data
•Creating new variables
•Recoding variables
•Selecting cases
Data Analysis
•Univariate statistics
•Bivariate statistics
•Multivariate statistics
Uses for SPSS
7Dr. RB Soomro

8. How to Open SPSS?
Opening SPSS
Double click the SPSS icon on the desktop
OR
Start/Programs/SPSS for Windows/SPSS**
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9. SPSS: Strengths
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•Easilyopensdatafromotherprograms
suchasExcelandSAS
•Variableviewscreenallowsforquick
overviewoffilecontentsandallows
foreasymodificationsofnames,
formats,labels,andvariableorder.
•Havingalldatainformationinasingle
fileallowssharingfilesonaprojectto
beveryeasy.

10. SPSS: Strengths
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Providesanalysistoolstogenerate
reports,charts,plots,descriptive
statistics,andrunadvanced
statisticalanalyses.
Inadditiontouserinterface,
providesacommandsyntaxthatcan
simplifycertainthings,suchas
runningrepetitivetasks.
•Drop-down menu

11. SPSS: Weaknesses
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•Canbeslowattimesifnotusingthe
latesthardware.
•DifficultiesrunningSPSSacrossthe
networksinrelationtolarge
temporaryfilesitcreates.
•Userneedsknowledgeofstatistical
terminologytooperatethissoftware.
•Need for faster processor for work
with charts.

12. SPSS: Weaknesses
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•Difficulttorunmediationand
moderationmodels.
•Difficult to edit output.
•Expensive to buy license of this
software.
•No intuitive to use.

13. SPSS Used in:
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•Telecommunications
•Banking
•Finance
•Insurance
•Healthcare
•Manufacturing
•Retail
•Consumer packaged goods
•Higher education
•Government
•Market research.