Summary Introduction to statistical software notes

Introduction to statistical software


Part 1

SPSS is the mainly used software package in this module to analyse data. Also be introduced
to Jamovi later in module.

What will we be assessed on?
 SPSS
o How to run specific analyses
o How to interpret output tables and answer MCQ from this
 Jamovi
o How to interpret output tables and answer MCQ from this

SASS – website package on UON page
 Provides support on how to conduct many kinds of statistical tests
 Covers how to conduct and interpret different analyses using both SPSS and Jamovi
 Datasets are available to download to practise your own analyses

Where and now to use SPSS?
 Practise data analysis with SPSS is important. Use it:
o On a psychology computer
o Downloading from the UON software library (google ‘Nottingham software
library’)
o Via the virtual desktop

Part 2

SPSS – how to use it
 Variable view – can have nominal or ordinal variables or scale.
 Doesn’t like spaces between the names of data sets
 It is shown in different columns in data view
 In data view is where you implement the data in accordance to the meanings of the
data set in variable view
 Can just add in data by hand in the columns (but can be really time consuming) so
instead you can:
o Copy and paste data from excel into SPSS – paste with variable names or just
paste the numerical values.
o Open an excel file in SPSS – file > open > data > documents > open the file
you wish to use > press ok.
 Double check SPSS has opened and interpreted all the variables correctly