UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SPSS

	On This Page Getting Started Beyond the Basics Tips and Techniques More Resources

USC Computer Labs with SPSS College of Education, Instructional Support, Computer Lab, Wardlaw 274 Hallway and Wardlaw 274-F. There are four computers with the SPSS software loaded on it in these public areas. You can print from the computers for $ .10 per page. The labs are open when the Training Center is open from 8:30 - 5:00PM on Monday - Friday. College of Arts and Sciences, Gambrell Hall, Computer Lab, Basement Room 003. Phone: 777-7840. There are approximately 24 PCs that have SPSS software loaded on them. You can print for $.10 a page. The lab hours vary each semester but check their hours on their site at: http://www.cas.sc.edu/citc/gambrell_lab.html

Getting Started

• SPSS Tutorials
  This page has a comprehensive list of tutorials for using SPSS. Most of the tutorials are animated, and have a narration (you will need sound). The site
  requires that you have a Flash Plug-in to your browser. If your browser does not have Flash, the site will download it for you.
  --Source: Texas A & M University Department of Statistics
  

• SPSS for Windows
  This site offers beginning use of SPSS, and basic instructions on entering, manipulating, and exporting data.
  --Source: University of Texas at Austin

• Basic SPSS Use and Operations
  Choose to receive this site in a web-based and self-paced tutorial, or in one long webpage, or as a .pdf file for printing (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). It covers basic SPSS use and operations.
  --Source: Indiana University Stat/Math Center

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Beyond the Basics

• Resources to Learn and Use SPSS
  This page links to several advanced uses of SPSS, including which statistical analysis to use, how to manage data, analysis of variance, regression, and code fragments.
  --Source: UCLA
  

• SPSS Documentation Guide
  A thorough and well-itemized help document for SPSS. This covers everything from command definitions to software developer tools, and includes both a data term and acronym dictionary.
  -- Source: John Boia/ Space Telescope Science Institute

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Tips and Techniques

• Raynald’s SPSS Tools
  This page is produced by an advanced user who offers tips and tricks, as well as some macros and scripts he has developed for specific purposes. It has become a clearinghouse for others to submit their own scripts and macros as well. It can be set to read in several different European languages.
  --Source: Raynald Levesque

• Environmental Variables for SPSS Environment
  A hypertext document on how to set advanced variables in SPSS.
  --Source: Ted Bauer: (pstwww@stsci.edu)

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More Resources

• SPSS Quick Guide (requires Acrobat Reader)
  This site lists a number of quick guides for basic and intermediate SPSS users. Printing these out would provide you with a good set of quick reference pages.
  --Source: Griffith University

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