SPSS COMPUTER SESSIONS
Learning objectives:
1. To teach the students how to conduct data
entry by constructing a data entry program file.
2. To practice statistical analysis using statistical
analysis software program (SPSS).
Detailed
content:
Types of variables
Variable list
Data entry and cleaning
Variable coding
Missing data management
Space management
Program key words
Recoding variables
Selecting codes
Graph
Program analysis
Results and out put files
Readings:
Handouts will be provided with program key words.
Schedule
for SPSS sessions:
Session 1: SPSS
Overview, File editing, manipulation, data entry and saving.
Session 2: Univariant analysis ( Table, Graphics and numeric
presentation of data).
Session 3: Bivariant
analysis and Interpretation of data from program out put file.
Session 4: Evaluation.
Methods: Lecture / Computer
lab Building
# 7.
SPSS Exam: (4 grades):
A practical examination will be conducted for each student using the
computer program SPSS.
exam of SPSS will include
1.
Data entry.
2.
Data manipulation using
selection, recode and compute commands.
3.
Data analysis with
conduction of test of significance as t-test, Chi-square test ( X2).
4.
Interpretation of data.
5.
Graphic presentation of some
data
