How to use SPSS for analyzing basic quantitative research ...

How To Use SPSS For Analyzing Basic Quantitative

Research Questions

SUMMER INSTITUTE, 2016

Steven A. Hecht Maria R. Ligas

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TODAY WE WILL:

? Discuss how to get SPSS ? rent it!

? Go over basics of SPSS

? Go over some popular analyses based on following examples of research questions: 1. Was there significant improvement in reading scores between pretest and posttest? 2. Were there significant differences between groups in reading scores? 3. Were there significant differences between groups in Posttest reading scores while controlling for initial Pretested ability? 4. Did group, pretested ability, and estimate IQ all uniquely predict Posttest reading scores?

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? Discuss YOUR OWN research questions.

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GET IBM SPSS

? You can rent SPSS. ? Different options depending on the

analysis you want to do and how long you plan to use IBM SPSS

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SPSS DATA FILE (.SAV) HAS TWO SCREENS

? Data view

? The place to enter data

? Columns: variables

? Rows: records

? Variable view

? The place to enter variables

? List of all variables

? Characteristics of all variables

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BEFORE THE DATA ENTRY

? You need a code book/scoring guide ? You give ID number for each case

(NOT real identification numbers of your subjects) if you use paper survey. ? If you use online survey, you need something to identify your cases. ? You also can use Excel to do data entry.6

ENTER DATA IN SPSS

Columns: variables

Rows: cases

Data View Tab

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ENTER VARIABLES

Under Variable

View

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