1. Atatürk University Scool of Medicine Biostatistics Department
INTRODUCTION TO SPSS
Prof. Dr. Hamit ACEMOĞLU
Atatürk University Scool of Medicine
Biostatistics Department
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2. The aim
By the and of this lecture, the students will, -be aware of SPSS software program and -be prepared to use it.

3. The goals
Be able to explain the main menu functions of IBM SPSS 20 version which are; File, Edit, View, Data, Transform, Analyze, Graphs, Utilities, Window and Help.
Be able to explain the usage of data editor tab.
Be able to explain the usage of output viewer tab.

4. SPSS software package
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) -Old name
SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) -New name
SPSS is a practically used statistical software which could be used also by
market researchers,
health researchers,
survey companies,
government agencies,
educational researchers,
marketing agencies,
data miners etc.
Different versions of SPSS are available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

5. Relase history of SPSS
SPSS (by Norman H. Nie, Dale H. Bent, and C. Hadlai Hull.)
(SPSS Incorporation)
SPSS
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SPSS
SPSS
SPSS Statistics
PASW Statisticis
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IBM SPSS Statistics
IBM SPSS Statistics (available at our university)
IBM SPSS Statistics

6. SPSS allows us to analyze data in 3 ways;
Describe data; using descriptive statistics
e.g.: Frequencies, mean, minimum, maximum, standard deviation.
Examine relationships; between variables
e.g.: Correlation analysis, regression analysis, factor analysis.
Compare groups; to determine if there are significant differances between groups
e.g.: t-test, ANOVA, chi-squared test.

7. Types of SPSS files Data files with extension .sav or .zsav
Output files with extension .spv
Syntax files with extension .sps or .spsx
Database Query file with extension .spq

8. How to deal with SPSS data?
To make a new SPSS data
To open an existing SPSS data
To transform a file to SPSS data

9. The two main windows in SPSS
The data editor
The output viewer

10. Main menues
In SPSS, when menus are selected and clicked, submenus open.

11. IBM SPSS can be used as licensed through our University

13. Resources would be received
SPSS help menüsü

14. Summary 1-Relase history of SPSS
2-SPSS allows us to analyze data in 3 ways
Describe data
Examine relationships
Compare groups
3-Types of SPSS files
4-How to deal with SPSS data?
To open an existing SPSS data
To make a new SPSS data
To transform a file to SPSS data
5-The two main windows in SPSS
The data editor
The output viewer
6-Other statistical packages

15. The End