1. Introduction to SPSS 16.0 Part 2
Kevin Schoepp

2. Outline Running an analysis- explore differences, t test, ANOVA
Creating charts/graphs
Edit Tables
Moving charts and graphs into Word

3. Find differences between groups
1. Click Analyze- Descriptive Stats- Explore
2. Move a scale variable to dependent, move the category variable to factor- click Statistics

4. Find differences between groups
3. Select Descriptors- click continue- click Plots
4. Select the following- click Continue

5. Find differences between groups
5. Click OK
The results will appear

6. Running Analyses (t- test)
6. Click Analyze- Compare Means- Independent Samples t test
7. Select the test variable and the grouping variable, then click Define Groups
Walk through the stats coach as an example with this- use the demo file inside tutorial sample

7. Running Analyses (t- test)
8. Label the groups (in this case f or m)
9. Select OK

8. Running Analyses (t- test)
The results will appear
Since .483 is greater than .05, we accept the null hypothesis- this means that there is no significant difference in the means income between the groups

9. Running Analyses (ANOVA)
10. Click Analyze- Compare Means- One-Way ANOVA
11. Move the Numerical variable to the dependent list and move the categorical variable to the Factor list

10. Running Analyses (ANOVA)
12. Click Options
13. Select Descriptive then Continue- then select PostHoc…

11. Running Analyses (ANOVA)
14. Select Tukey then Continue
15. Click OK

12. Running Analyses (ANOVA)
Results will appear
The stars tell you where the significant differences occur
If any Sig less than .05, we reject the null hypothesis- this means that there is a significant difference between at least one groups mean and anothers- Tukey tells us where the differences lie

13. Creating Charts
The simplest way to make a chart is to create it as you are running an analysis (not always possible)
16. Click Descriptive Stats- Frequencies
17. Move the correct variables to the right side and then click Charts
Level of education for this one

14. Creating Charts
18. Select the appropriate options and then click continue
19. Click OK

15. The chart will appear in the output window
Creating Charts
The chart will appear in the output window
20. Double click the chart to open the chart editor

16. Creating Charts
You get edit options by double clicking on an item. The changes are automatically added to the output page once you close the chart editor

17. Table Edit
21. Right click on any table- select SPSS Pivot Table Object- Open
22. In the Pivot table window, click Table looks

18. Table Edit 23. Select the Table look you like and then click OK
24. Double click any item to further alter it within the Pivot table window

19. Table Edit
25. Click Format- Table Properties to further alter the table
26. Click the appropriate tab and make changes as desired
Close the Pivot Table when done and all changes will appear in the output

20. With a Pivot Table Open, you can hide any unwanted columns or rows
Table Edit
With a Pivot Table Open, you can hide any unwanted columns or rows
27. Use Ctrl + Alt + click to select the row or column to be hidden
28. Right click on the column or row and click hide category

21. The data is hidden but not gone
Table Edit
The data is hidden but not gone
29. Within the Pivot Table, click Edit- Undo Hide to make the data visible again

22. Export Charts and Graphs to Word
The steps for charts and graphs are the same.
30. Right click on the chart and select copy.
31. In the correct location in the Word document, right click and select paste.

23. Export Charts and Graphs to Word
The chart will appear in an editable format in the document.

24. Export Charts and Graphs to Word
32. To edit a pasted graph, right click the graph and click Edit Picture.

25. Table Edit- Set Default Table
     Activate a pivot table (double-click anywhere in the table).
     From the menus choose:
  Format    TableLooks…
     Select a TableLook from the list and click Edit Look.
     Adjust the table properties for the attributes that you want.
     Click Save Look or Save As to save the TableLook and click OK.
     Deselect the pivot table.
  Edit    Options…
     Click the Pivot Tables tab.
     Select the TableLook from the list and click OK.

26. Creating Charts (Chart Builder)
Charts can be built using Chart Builder
Refer to the SPSS Tutorial- Chart Creation Basics for step-by-step guidance

27. Resources
Texas A & M- a huge selection of helpful movies
UCLA- SPSS Starter Kit (useful movies, FAQs, etc)
Indiana University- Getting Started (useful instructions with screenshots)
University of Toronto- A Brief Tutorial (screenshots, instructions and basic stats)
Central Michigan- Tutorials and Clips (movies, screenshots, instructions- slow loading but good)
SPSS Statistics Coach and Tutorial (under Help) as well as the ZU library
Online Statistics Textbook