SPSS 14. 0 Brief Guide,9780131738478

SPSS 14. 0 Brief Guide

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780131738478
ISBN10: 013173847X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary

SPSS 14.0 Brief Guideuses a convenient tutorial system to acquaint beginning users with the components of the SPSS system. Learn how to use the Data Editor, import data into SPSS, work with statistics and output, create and edit charts, modify data values, manage syntax and data files, calculate new data values, and sort and select data.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1(14)
Sample Files
1(1)
Starting SPSS
2(1)
Variable Display in Dialog Boxes
3(1)
Opening a Data File
3(3)
Running an Analysis
6(4)
Viewing Results
10(1)
Creating Charts
11(2)
Exiting SPSS
13(2)
Using the Help System
15(16)
Help Contents Tab
16(2)
Help Index Tab
18(1)
Dialog Box Help
19(1)
Statistics Coach
20(8)
Case Studies
28(3)
Reading Data
31(24)
Basic Structure of an SPSS Data File
31(1)
Reading an SPSS Data File
32(1)
Reading Data from Spreadsheets
33(3)
Reading Data from a Database
36(8)
Reading Data from a Text File
44(8)
Saving Data
52(3)
Using the Data Editor
55(26)
Entering Numeric Data
55(3)
Entering String Data
58(2)
Defining Data
60(21)
Adding Variable Labels
60(1)
Changing Variable Type and Format
61(1)
Adding Value Labels for Numeric Variables
62(2)
Adding Value Labels for String Variables
64(1)
Using Value Labels for Data Entry
65(1)
Handling Missing Data
66(1)
Missing Values for a Numeric Variable
67(2)
Missing Values for a String Variable
69(1)
Copying and Pasting Variable Attributes
70(4)
Defining Variable Properties for Categorical Variables
74(7)
Working with Multiple Data Sources
81(4)
Basic Handling of Multiple Data Sources
82(2)
Copying and Pasting Information between Datasets
84(1)
Renaming Datasets
84(1)
Examining Summary Statistics for Individual Variables
85(10)
Level of Measurement
85(1)
Summary Measures for Categorical Data
86(4)
Charts for Categorical Data
87(3)
Summary Measures for Scale Variables
90(5)
Histograms for Scale Variables
93(2)
Working with Output
95(40)
Using the Viewer
95(3)
Using the Pivot Table Editor
98(10)
Accessing Output Definitions
98(1)
Pivoting Tables
99(3)
Creating and Displaying Layers
102(2)
Editing Tables
104(1)
Hiding Rows and Columns
105(1)
Changing Data Display Formats
106(2)
TableLooks
108(9)
Using Predefined Formats
108(1)
Customizing TableLook Styles
109(2)
Changing the Default Table Formats
111(2)
Customizing the Initial Display Settings
113(1)
Displaying Variable and Value Labels
114(3)
Using Results in Other Applications
117(18)
Pasting Results as Word Tables
117(2)
Pasting Results as Metafiles
119(2)
Pasting Results as Text
121(1)
Exporting Results to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Files
122(10)
Exporting Results to HTML
132(3)
Creating and Editing Charts
135(52)
Chart Creation Basics
135(11)
Using the Chart Builder Gallery
136(3)
Defining Variables and Statistics
139(3)
Adding Optional Elements
142(3)
Creating the Chart
145(1)
Chart Editing Basics
146(20)
Selecting Chart Elements
147(1)
Using the Properties Window
147(1)
Changing Bar Colors
148(2)
Formatting Numbers in Tick Labels
150(2)
Editing Text
152(1)
Displaying and Editing Data Value Labels
153(3)
Using Templates
156(6)
Defining Chart Options
162(4)
Other Examples
166(21)
Pie Chart
166(12)
Grouped Scatterplot
178(9)
Working with Syntax
187(6)
Pasting Syntax
187(3)
Editing Syntax
190(1)
Typing Command Syntax
191(1)
Saving Syntax
191(1)
Opening and Running a Syntax File
192(1)
Modifying Data Values
193(22)
Creating a Categorical Variable from a Scale Variable
193(6)
Computing New Variables
199(6)
Using Functions in Expressions
201(2)
Using Conditional Expressions
203(2)
Working with Dates and Times
205(10)
Calculating the Length of Time Between Two Dates
206(4)
Adding a Duration to a Date
210(5)
Sorting and Selecting Data
215(12)
Sorting Data
215(1)
Split-File Processing
216(4)
Sorting Cases for Split-File Processing
219(1)
Turning Split-File Processing On and Off
219(1)
Selecting Subsets of Cases
220(4)
Selecting Cases Based on Conditional Expressions
221(1)
Selecting a Random Sample
221(1)
Selecting a Time Range or Case Range
222(2)
Treatment of Unselected Cases
224(1)
Case Selection Status
224(3)
Additional Statistical Procedures
227(16)
Summarizing Data
227(4)
Frequencies
228(2)
Explore
230(1)
More about Summarizing Data
231(1)
Comparing Means
231(4)
Means
232(1)
Paired-Samples T Test
233(2)
More about Comparing Means
235(1)
ANOVA Models
235(2)
Univariate Analysis of Variance
235(2)
Correlating Variables
237(1)
Bivariate Correlations
237(1)
Partial Correlations
237(1)
Regression Analysis
238(2)
Linear Regression
239(1)
Nonparametric Tests
240(3)
Chi-Square
240(3)
Index 243

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