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Fri 16 Nov 2012
09:15 - 12:15

Venue: Titan Teaching Room 2

Provided by: University Computing Service


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SPSS (Statistical Package): Basic Part 2
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Fri 16 Nov 2012

Description

SPSS is a powerful general purpose statistical package with high quality graphics and tabulation facilities, and a reputation for being relatively user-friendly. This session follows on from Part 1 and covers useful techniques and tricks. It is strongly recommended for anyone likely to use SPSS for any but the very simplest analysis of the very simplest data.

Prerequisites

The course assumes that you have previously attended Part 1 or are familiar with the material covered.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Fri 16 Nov 2012   09:15 - 12:15 09:15 - 12:15 Titan Teaching Room 2 J.E. Symonds
Topics covered
  • Preparing data and importing data from MS Excel
  • Working with various types of outputs
  • Exporting output to other applications
  • Working with pivot tables
  • Creating and formatting tables and charts
  • Describing data with tables and charts
Format

Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.

System requirements

SPSS v. 16 on PWF Windows

Notes
  • No attempt is made to teach statistical techniques, though simple examples are used to show the principles of SPSS use. The self-teach courses "Statistics for the Terrified" and "SPSS Intro and Guide to Data Analysis" are available.
  • Practicals will be run on PCs using SPSS for Windows.
  • Both Parts 1 and 2 must be separately registered for.
  • The follow-up Beyond the Basics course builds on this foundation and is strongly recommended.
Duration

One half day session

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