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Obtain data to play with! |
| Open File Manager Click on the H: icon; the H drive should appear. Click on Window; Click on New Window (two H drives are visible); Click on the N: icon. To view the two drives simultaneously: Click on Window; Click on Tile Vertically. Transfer the file found on the N:/ust602/states50.sys; Click on the N: window; Click on ust602 (this will open up the file); Click and drag the file states50.sys to your H:. Once you drop it into the H: the system will ask if you want to copy it - Click Yes; Close File Manager. |
Open SPSS |
| Open the states50.sys file; Select h:; Go to list of file types - click the arrow - find Systat (*.sys) and click, the file will appear. Double click it. |
FREQUENCIES, MEANS, AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS |
| Frequencies: 1. Click Statistics 2. Click Summarize 3. Click Frequencies; a frequency window will appear 4. Choose 3 variables. |
| EXAMPLE: Click earning; Click divorce; Click farm84. |
| Histogram: Click Chart; a window will appear Click Histograms; Click Continue Click Statistics; a window will appear Click Mean and Std deviation; Continue Click OK 5. SPSS Output Navigator will appear The navigator has two parts: To the left is a list of what it produced. To the right are the tables and charts. In the navigator window click the print icon. This will print up your output. Close the navigator window. If you want to save it, click Yes. Type in the file name and click OK. |
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