SPSS Combo (Intro & Data Management) Course



Course Details:

Length: 4 days

Price: $2,295/person (USD)

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Course Features:

Live Instructor Teaching

Certificate of Completion

Digital Badge

Courseware: Digital

Free 6 Month Online Retake

Hands-On Learning?: Yes

Software Lab Included?: Yes

Delivery Methods:

Live Online

Individuals and Groups
@ Your Location

Onsite for Teams

Group Teams
@ Your Organization

This is an instructor-led course. It is taught by an instructor live online or at organizations for groups.
For team training, we can teach onsite at your office or private live online.

 

Course Overview

Enroll in these 2 of our instructor-led SPSS classes and save $235. This course package includes:


Register Early: Registration Deadline is 2 Weeks Prior to Class Start.

Course Notes

Course Combo Refund Policy: Once payment is received, there are no refunds on instructor-led course bundles, due to a discount being given. However, you may reschedule any of the included classes if needed.

Versions That Can Attend: SPSS Version 19 and newer can attend
Course Taught With: SPSS Version 29
Please note, there is no training manual for this class.

Knowledge Prerequisites

• Experience working in the Microsoft Windows environment and understanding of key Windows features. Experience with other Windows programs helpful. Experience with SPSS not necessary, though a basic understanding of purpose and functions of the software is helpful. No statistical background is necessary.

Related Certifications

IBM Certified Specialist - SPSS Statistics Level 1 v2 Certification

Certification Notes: Certification exams are administered by third party testing companies. Our courses prepare you for the certification exam, which is an additional fee paid to the testing provider. You must contact the corresponding testing provider to take a certification exam.

 

Course Topics

Introduction to SPSS (Days 1 & 2)

Overview
Windows
Designated Window versus Active Window
Status Bar
Dialog Boxes
Variable Names and Variable Labels in Dialog Box Lists
Resizing Dialog Boxes
Dialog Box Controls
Selecting Variables
Data Type, Measurement Level, and Variable List Icons
Getting Information about Variables in Dialog Boxes
Basic Steps in Data Analysis
Statistics Coach
Finding Out More

Getting Help
Getting Help on Output Terms

Data Files
Opening Data Files
To Open Data Files
Data File Types
Opening File Options
Reading Excel 95 or Later Files
Reading Older Excel Files & Other Spreadsheets
Reading dBase Files
Reading Stata Files
Reading Database Files
Text Wizard
Reading Dimensions Data
File Information
Saving Data Files
To Save Modified Data Files
Saving Data Files in External Formats
Saving Data Files in Excel Format
Saving Data Files in SAS Format
Saving Data Files in Stata Format
Saving Subsets of Variables
Exporting to a Database
Exporting to Dimensions
Protecting Original Data
Virtual Active File
Creating a Data Cache

Data Editor
Data View
Variable View
To Display or Define Variable Attributes
Variable Names
Variable Measurement Level
Variable Type
Variable Labels
Value Labels
Inserting Line Breaks in Labels
Missing Values
Column Width
Variable Alignment
Applying Variable Definition Attributes to Multiple Variables
Custom Variable Attributes
Customizing Variable View
Spell Checking Variable and Value Labels
Entering Data
To Enter Numeric Data
To Enter Non-Numeric Data
To Use Value Labels for Data Entry
Data Value Restrictions in the Data Editor
Editing Data
Replacing or Modifying Data Values
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data Values
Inserting New Cases
Inserting New Variables
To Change Data Type
Finding Cases or Variables
Finding and Replacing Data and Attribute Values
Case Selection Status in the Data Editor
Data Editor Display Options
Data Editor Printing
To Print Data Editor Contents

Working with Multiple Data Sources
Basic Handling of Multiple Data Sources
Working with Multiple Datasets in Command Syntax
Copying and Pasting Information between Datasets
Renaming Datasets
Suppressing Multiple Datasets

Working with Output
Viewer
Showing and Hiding Results
Moving, Deleting, and Copying Output
Changing Initial Alignment
Changing Alignment of Output Items
Viewer Outline
Adding Items to the Viewer
Finding and Replacing Information in the Viewer
Copying Output into Other Applications
To Copy and Paste Output Items into Another Application
Export Output
HTML, Word/RTF, and Excel Options
PowerPoint Options
PDF Options
Text Options
Options for Exporting Charts
Viewer Printing
To Print Output and Charts
Print Preview
Page Attributes: Headers and Footers
Page Attributes: Options
Saving Output
To Save a Viewer Document

Working with Command Syntax
Syntax Rules
Pasting Syntax from Dialog Boxes
To Paste Syntax from Dialog Boxes
Copying Syntax from the Output Log
To Copy Syntax from the Output Log
To Run Command Syntax
Unicode Syntax Files
Multiple Execute Commands

Crosstabs
Crosstabs Layers
Crosstabs Cluttered Bar Charts
Crosstabs Statistics
Crosstabs Cell Display
Crosstabs Table Format

Overview of the Chart Facility
Building and Editing a Chart
Building Charts
Editing Charts
Chart Definition Options
Adding and Editing Titles and Footnotes
Setting General Options

 

Data Management & Manipulation with SPSS (Days 3 & 4)

Choices in Running SPSS
• Different Modes of Running SPSS
• Menus and Dialogs
• SPSS Syntax Editor and SPSS Commands
• SPSS Production Mode Facility
• When to Use the Different Modes
• Summary Exercises

Further Data Transformation Features
• Introduction
• Automatic Recode
• Counting Values Across Variables
• If Conditions
• Do If Else If Logic
• Conditional Count Transformation
• Summary Exercises

Computing Numeric Variables
• Introduction
• Using Functions In SPSS
• The Any and Range Functions
• Missing Functions
• Useful System Variables
• Summary Exercises

Computing Date, Time, And String Variables
• Introduction
• Working with Dates and Times
• Converting String Variables to Date Variables
• String Transformations
• Summary Exercises

Helpful Data Management Features
• Introduction
• Identifying Duplicate Cases
• Custom Variable Attributes
• Variable Sets
• Saving Selected Variables
• Displaying SPSS Data File Properties
• Directing Output to A Different Viewer Window
• Summary Exercises

Aggregating Data
• Introduction
• Data Aggregation
• Aggregate the Country Data to A Separate Region File
• Aggregate Region Variables to The Country File
• Summary Exercises

Merging Files – Adding Cases
• Adding Cases In SPSS
• Checking the SPSS Data File
• Reading the Dbase File
• Adding the Files
• Exploring the Combined File
• Testing Mean Differences – T Test
• Appendix: Adding Cases from More Than Two Files
• Summary Exercises

Merging Files – Adding Variables
• Introduction
• Considerations in File Merging
• A One-To-One Match
• Measuring Change
• Reporting the Changes
• A One-To-Many Match
• A One-To-Many Match Example
• Appendix: Adding Variables from More Than Two Files
• Summary Exercises

Editing Charts and Pivot Tables
• Introduction
• Chart Templates
• Setting A Default Chart Template
• Editing Pivot Tables
• Rules for Editing Pivot Tables
• Table Properties
• Editing Cell Properties
• Showing and Hiding Cells
• Creating Category Groups
• Rotating Labels
• Summary Exercises

Deployment of SPSS Results
• Introduction
• Three Types of SPSS Output
• ActiveX and SPSS
• Moving Pivot Table Output to Other Applications
• Pasting Pivot Tables into Spreadsheets
• Pasting Standard Graphics From SPSS
• Moving Text Output from SPSS To Word Processors
• Exporting SPSS Output
• SPSS Output Management System
• Summary Exercises

Controlling the SPSS Environment
• SPSS Options
• General Tab
• Viewer Tab
• Draft Viewer Tab
• Output Labels Tab
• Charts Tab
• Pivot Tables Tab
• Data Tab
• Scripts Tab
• Using the Set Command






Related SPSS Information:

Public instructor-led SPSS course prices start at $1,265 per student. Group training discounts are available.

Self-Paced SPSS eLearning courses cost $300 at the starting point per student. Group purchase discounts are available.







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