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 enter data into SPSS and discover how to obtain descriptive statistics such as means, frequency counts and percentages. After the workshop, you will understand the essentials of 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. If you don't have SPSS yet, you can install a fully-functional trial version for the period of the course (registration required). (Because the trial version lasts only 21 days, don't install it until a week or so before the course).

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.

Seminar content

Introduction-Data Analysis Using SPSS

• Introduction to data analysis using SPSS (costs and benefits).
• Introduction to statistical concepts key to using SPSS.
• SPSS data entry options and coding methods.
• Using the data window, the variable window and the output window.

Data entry in SPSS

• The creation of variables, variable definition and labelling.
• Entering different data types and coding.
• Using computations to create new variables.

Basic Analyses Using SPSS

• Descriptive statistics: computing means and standard deviations, frequency tables and cross-tabulations
• Comparing means using the t-test.

Interpreting and Presenting Results

• Understanding the meaning of the results from the output.
• Transforming numbers into words.
• Creating winning data presentations.
• Using charts and tables.

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 worksheets and extensive notes to take home.
• 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.

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.