Analysing data with SPSS (Beginner Level)

Aim of the course:

SPSS is a leading statistical software that helps you quickly and easily find new

insights in your data. It provides a range of exploratory statistical analysis, hypothesis testing and reporting

capabilities, making it easier to manage data, select and perform analyses, and share the results.

At the end of the course, you will have learnt the basics of cleaning and analysing data, using descriptive

data techniques complemented by graphical procedures.

Course programme:

1 - Introduction to SPSS: variables and cases, types of variables and measurement scales, coding of

variables and the codebook, organisation and management of a database, preparation of statistical

analyses through recoding and transformation, database quality assessment, missing values;

2 – Descriptive Statistics: univariate table of frequencies, cross-referenced bivariate tables, descriptive

measures and graphical exploration methods;

3 – Measuring correlation, regression and association: scatter diagrams, Pearson and Spearman

coefficients, simple linear regression models, assessing model quality;

4 – Managing Scripts, writing a report using SPSS.