SPSS
(A Software Package for Research Analysis)
[Link] Kulkarni
[Link].(Mathematics), MCA, PhD(Computer Management)
DIRECTOR
[Link] Institute of Management [AIM], Chalisgaon
Email : [Link]@[Link]
NMU
Presentation Agenda -
What is SPSS?
Why to use SPSS? How SPSS is useful for researcher?
Better the Questionnaire and data , better results from SPSS
Understanding the Interface of SPSS
Variable View in SPSS . Creating Data File.
Entering values in data view.
Saving the file. Closing the file. Opening the saved file.
Analyzing data for –
Frequencies
Cross tab
Saving the output file as word document.
Compare Means –
Means NMU
One way ANOVA
Non Parametric – Chi Square Test
Post-Hoc Tests
Importing Excel Data to SPSS.
Other tools like SPSS
Examples of Hypothesis Testing using SPSS
Introduction to SPSS
• SPSS Statistics is a software package used for statistical
analysis.
• Package was produced by SPSS Inc., it was acquired
by IBM in 2009. The current versions (2015) are officially
named IBM SPSS Statistics.
• The software name originally stood for
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), reflecting
the original market, although the software is now popular in
other fields as well, including marketing and health sciences
etc.
Why to prefer SPSS over Excel –
• Easy access to descriptive statistics and frequencies.
• Wider variety of charts & graphs.
• Better, more flexible pivot tables.
• Full set of statistical tests.
• Easy to run similar reports and graphics for subsets.
• Labels instead of codes in your reports.
• Accurate results when some data is missing.
• Helps you spot data-entry errors or unusual data points.
• Easy import functions.
• Unlimited rows.
• Using SPSS saves time and increases productivity.
• SPSS makes it easy to understand statistical results.
Excel is better for many because -
For most people, the learning curve is much less
steep with Excel.
SPSS expensive.
Charts are easier to manage/control in Excel.
More flexible use of functions.
Types of Scales
• Nominal- objects or people are categorized
according to some criterion (gender, job category)
• Ordinal- Categories which are ranked according to
characteristics (income- low, moderate, high)
• Interval- contain equal distance between units of
measure- but no zero (calendar years,
temperature)
• Ratio- has an absolute zero and consistent
intervals (distance, weight)
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Better the Questionnaire
and data , better the
results from SPSS
User Interface of SPSS
Post Hoc Tests with ANOVA
Hypothesis Testing Examples using SPSS
PSPP
• PSPP is an Open Source software performing
similar functions as that of SPSS.
• SAS, R are other popular statistical softwares.
Thank You
&
Best of Luck !!!
