SPSS Notes

Question 1

frequency tables

Answer 1

analyse > descriptive statistics > frequencies > move variable into box > OK

Question 2

bar charts

Answer 2

graphs > bar > define > move variables into category axis box > OK

Question 3

histograms

Answer 3

graphs > histogram > move variable into “variable box” > OK

Question 4

alter number of bins

Answer 4

double click graph > chart editor view opens > double click bars > properties > scale > select binning tab > custom > modify values > OK

Question 5

alter y-axis to %

Answer 5

double click graph > chart editor opens > double click “frequency” > properties > variables tab 1 > percent box > select y-axis > OK

Question 6

boxplots

Answer 6

analyse > descriptive stats > explore > move variable into “dependent list” > plots > select options in “box-plot” > OK

Question 7

stem and leaf table

Answer 7

analyse > descriptive stats > explore > move variable into “dependent list” > select “stem and leaf” > OK

Question 8

line graph

Answer 8

graphs > chart builder > select “line” > bring graph to chart preview > bring variable to x-axis box > OK

Question 9

compare groups

Answer 9

data > split file > compare groups > bring variable to “groups based on” box > OK

Question 10

cross tabs

Answer 10

analyse > descriptive stats > crosstabs > bring variables to the “Rows” box > bring variables to “Columns” box > choose “Stats” > edit “Cells” & “Format” > OK

Question 11

mean, mode, median

Answer 11

analysis > descriptive stats > frequencies > check mean, mode, median > OK

Question 12

variance, standard deviation, range

Answer 12

analysis > descriptive stats > freq > stats > check variance, standard deviation, range > OK

Question 13

skewness and kurtoiss

Answer 13

analysis > descriptive stats > freq > check skewness & kurtoiss > OK

Question 13

z- scores (how many standard deviations you are away from the mean)

Answer 13

analyse > descriptive stats > descriptive > bring variable to “variable box” > click “Save standardised values as variable” > OK

Question 13

percentile

Answer 13

analyse > descriptive stats > freq > bring variable to variable box > stats > percentiles > choose value

Question 13

confidence interval

Answer 13

analyse > descriptive stats > explore > bring variable to “Variable box” > stats > choose CI > OK

Question 13

quartiles

Answer 13

analyse > descriptive stats > freq > bring variable to variable box > stats > quartiles

Question 13

one sample t-test

Answer 13

analyse > compare means > one sample t-test > bring variable to “Variable box” > guess the mean in “Test value” box > options > choose CI > OK

Question 14

independent samples t-test

Answer 14

analyse > compare means > independent sample t-test > choose “Test variable” > define “Grouping variable” (dependent variable) > define group (group being used)

Question 15

paired t-test

Answer 15

analyse > compare means > paired-samples t-test > select variables > OK

Question 16

one-way ANOVA

Answer 16

analyse > compare means > one-way ANOVA > choose “dependent” variable > define “factor” (categorical variable) > options > select “homogeneity of variance test” > select “Means plot” > continue > OK

Question 17

two-way ANOVA

Answer 17

analyse > general linear model univariate > bring the continuous variable to dependent variable box > assign 2 categorical variables to fixed factor box > OK

Question 18

scatter plots

Answer 18

graphs > legacy dialogs > scatter/dot > click Simple Scatter > define > move variables to Y & X boxes > OK

Question 19

pearson’s correlation coefficient

Answer 19

analyse > correlate > bivariate > select Pearson correlation coeff > select 2-tailed test of significance > select flag significant correlations > OK

Question 20

simple linear regression

Answer 20

analyse > regression > linear > select dependent & independent variables > OK

Question 21

chi-squared

Answer 21

analyse > descriptive stats > crosstabs