| SPSS is a Statistical Package for Social | | | | system |
| Sciences, it is a data management software | | | | |
| with which is an analysis product. It can | | | | SPSS can be installed on some of ACITS's UNIX |
| carry out a range of important data an | | | | mini-computing systems. To use these systems, |
| analysis and management function that | | | | you should first get an account to utilize |
| includes statistical analyses plus graphical | | | | each system. Faculty researchers and graduate |
| presentation of the data. There are around | | | | student must check with their sections, as |
| two microcomputer versions of SPSS accessible | | | | many departments will divide up in paying the |
| SPSS for Windows as well as SPSS Macintosh. | | | | charges of the account. |
| Majority of the tutorials will focus on the | | | | |
| SPSS for Windows, but the Mac version is | | | | If you are in doubt as to which of these |
| same. SPSS help provides a tutorial to assist | | | | techniques of accessing SPSS is best for your |
| you study the system. What pursue is a | | | | own requirements, you can also contact a |
| depiction of some highlights and a deeper | | | | statistical software consultant for the help. |
| conversation of several SPSS procedures that | | | | |
| are used in routine study. In order to use | | | | In SPSS How to Examine Your Dissertation |
| SPSS for statistical analysis, you have to | | | | Statistical Analyses. |
| first have a file of data to be studied. | | | | |
| | | | While your dissertation arithmetic analyses |
| Availability | | | | are working in SPSS, output file is formed. |
| | | | When you run the statistic in the SPSS, |
| There are three main ways you can make use of | | | | Viewer window will open to display the |
| SPSS. Note that to take benefit of any of | | | | output. Right pane of the SPSS Viewer window |
| these prospects, you should be a faculty, | | | | has the contents of output including tables |
| team, or student member of University of | | | | and charts. With assistance from SPSS, you |
| Texas. | | | | will be able to run several statistical |
| | | | actions with your dissertation data. And you |
| 1.Get a copy of SPSS for your personal | | | | can also analyze your dissertation data by |
| computer(s). | | | | using Frequencies, Descriptives, |
| | | | Correlations, and Regression to t a few |
| You can get your personal copy of SPSS on | | | | statistical actions. |
| numerous systems including: Apple Macintosh | | | | |
| and MS-Windows at condensed educational | | | | To get SPSS in order to help you run the |
| costing through Software Distribution | | | | dissertation statistics, choose your |
| Services. | | | | procedure by using an Analyze menu, pick the |
| | | | variables, which you want to analyze, run the |
| 2. Utilize SPSS at Student Microcomputer | | | | process, and analyze the outcome. If you do |
| Facility (SMF). | | | | not identify how to understand your SPSS |
| | | | output files, or analyze your data and |
| You can install SPSS on Apple Macintosh as | | | | require help with writing results segment of |
| well as Microsoft Windows system at SMF. | | | | your dissertation, then you can look for the |
| There are around 148 Apple Quadra 800 plus 48 | | | | help from a research consultant. They will |
| Dell 486 computers at the SMF; all has the | | | | explain you step-by-step as well as teach you |
| ability of accessing SPSS. | | | | how you can analyze your dissertation data by |
| | | | using SPSS. |
| 3. SPSS can be used on an ACITS timesharing | | | | |