SPSS Essentials

Overview

This workshop provides practical training on how to use SPSS and provides an opportunity for people who have not used SPSS before to get comfortable with the program. You'll learn how to open the program, enter data into the program and save it. You'll also learn how to use SPSS to obtain descriptive statistics such as means, frequency counts and percentages. After the workshop, you will understand the essentials SPSS: data entry and basic descriptive analyses.

Want something more advanced? Try Advanced statistics using SPSS.

“A really useful course to help anybody with statistics. It will definitely help me in my PhD.” – Sarah Jane Smillie, King's College London.

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This seminar is aimed at

This workshop is for you if you are involved in analysing data within your organisation. If you are involved in quantitative consumer research, you will benefit by learning new quantitative data analysis skills. If you are involved in qualitative research, you will expand your skills portfolio to include quantitative techniques. This workshop will also be valuable for consultants involved in assignments that produce quantitative data (e.g. usability tests, surveys and focus groups).

Pre-requisites

You must bring with you a laptop with SPSS installed.

You will learn how to

• Understand how the SPSS program works.
• Input data into SPSS and save it.
• Select the appropriate data entry method for the type of data you have.
• Select the appropriate descriptive analysis technique for the type of data you have and the questions you are trying to answer.
• Perform the analyses using SPSS.
• Interpret the data output.
• Present the results to other researchers in an accessible fashion.

What delegates say about this course

• “An excellent course. Anyone contemplating using SPSS should start here.” – Laura Hall, University of Leicester.
• “Really good course, well paced and informative.” – Misha Hewapannage, Haringey Council.
• “Fantastic course. Makes statistics seem easy and fun.” – Alshan Malik, King's College London.
• “For the first time I managed to stay awake throughout a statistics course!” – Kathy Taglipour, King's College London.
• “Really useful starter course for statistics haters!”
  – A Silvestri, King's College London.

What do I get when I book this course?

• 1 day training course with a statistics expert.
• Practical checklists, worksheets and extensive notes to take home.
• 24/7 support to help you apply your learning.
• A proper, air-conditioned learning environment.
• CPD-approved course attendance certificate.
• A 2-course lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
• A money-back guarantee.

More details on what you get.

Duration

This course lasts one day.

About your trainer

This seminar is led by G. Tendayi Viki.

Course Schedule

There are no scheduled dates for this course. If you want us to run this seminar as a public course, click on the button below. Once we get 8 like-minded individuals we'll organise a public course and let you know.

In-house training

We can bring this course to you and run it for a fixed all-inclusive fee no matter where you are. All you have to do is provide the delegates and the meeting room.