UM Stats Camp
Intro to SPSS
Fall 2008
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Research Computing “Camps”
 Free weekly seminars & help sessions in Weir Hall
 Math/Stats/UNIX/Linux computing topics
 Mathematica, SPSS, SAS, etc.
 Hands-on
 Stories….
Weekly Camp Schedule
M
3 pm
4 pm
Unix
T
W
Th
Math
Stats
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F
Stats
Unix
Math
Stats Consultations
 Dissertations
 Review of methods
 Assistance with analysis
 Guidance using SAS or SPSS
 Assistance
 Up to three
“I passed my final defense yesterday.
formatting data sets
Thank you so much for your help.
My committee members were
free consults per project pleased with my final draft.”
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Getting SPSS
 Ole Miss Network License for SPSS 16 for Windows
 Base/Advanced/Regression Modules
 Paid for by IT/School of Education/School of Applied Sciences/Provost
 Maintenance paid for by Psychology & Economics departments
 Unlimited # of installations on UM-owned computers
 No charge to department or researcher
 Not generally available for student-owned computers
 Computer must be connected to the network while using SPSS
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If purchased separately,
one copy of SPSS would cost:
SPSS® Base 16.0 for windows®
$639.00
SPSS Advanced ModelsTM 16.0 for windows®
SPSS Regression ModelsTM 16.0 for windows ®
$539.00
$539.00
= $1,717.00
Instructions for SPSS Network Deployment Using GPO:
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/it/seminars/guides/spss_networkdep.html
Instructions for Use Add-On Components with UM network license:
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/it/seminars/guides/spss_modules.html
SPSS Add-On Component Pricelist:
http://www.spss.com/stores/1/Software_HigherEducation_C91.cfm
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Student Licensing Options
 SPSS Student Version - $100
• Up to 50 variables & 1,500 cases
• No scripting/syntax/automation
 SPSS Graduate Pack - $200
• No variable/case limits
• Base/Advanced/Regression/AMOS
Learn more:
http://www.spss.com/vertical_markets/education/SPSS_student_versions.htm
Order SPSS Student Version or SPSS Graduate Pack Online:
http://www.spss.com/vertical_markets/education/online.htm
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Installation instructions and downloads:
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/it/seminars/guides/spss.html
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Click on “Download the SPSS 16 software (600MB
SPSS.zip)” to download and save
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Getting SPSS
Installation
Help
 IT Helpdesk
 helpdesk@olemiss.edu
 915-5222
 Hours 8:00 – 5:00
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Getting
SPSS Usage
Help
Mississippi
Center for
Supercomputing
Research (MCSR)
www.mcsr.olemiss.edu
assist@mcsr.olemiss.edu
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SPSS 16 Is Installed
on 56 Windows PCs in the
Galtney Center Student Lab
Hours:
 Sunday 1:00 p.m.
to Friday 5:00 p.m.
(open 24 hours)
 Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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SPSS 16 Is Installed
in Academic Departmental Labs
Departmental SPSS Labs:
 School of Education
 Economics Dept.
 others…
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SPSS 16
 New
user interface, rewritten in Java
 http://www.spss.com/spss/brochures_1.htm
 http://www.spss.com/spss/images/pdfs/S16CMPlr.pdf
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Intro to SPSS for Windows
and SPSS Syntax
Sam Gordji, Ph.D.
Statistical Consultant
ccsam@olemiss.edu
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This seminar covers SPSS and SPSS syntax. A
program called freq1_0829.sps will be activated.
Then, this program will be modified and other
procedures will be added to it. A Technique called
“Point and Click” will be used to show how different
procedures (statistics) may be added to the SPSS
input file. Only those that are going to repeat one
statistics many times should utilize this method. The
SPSS input and out put also will be discussed
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Activating SPSS
 To activate SPSS go to:
Start>All Programs>SPSSInc>SPSS16.0>SPSS16.0
 Click “SPSS16.0” to activate SPSS16
 From Untitled1 Choose
File>New>Syntax
 Enter the following SPSS program in the “SPSS Syntax
Editor”
Activating and Running SPSS on
Windows
Click on the “SPSS” icon to activate SPSS
Enter the following the Editor window (a small SPSS program)
TITLE ' oneway.spss.SPS T-TEST runs as is 1/23/08' .
/* REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO BLOCK THE PROGRAM BEFOR RUNNING IT */
DATA LIST /IND 1 DEP 3-5 .
BEGIN DATA.
1 0.0
1 1.
1 2.
2 2.12
2 4.
2 5.
2 6.
3 4.73
3 2.
3 3.
3 4.
END DATA .
ONEWAY
DEP BY IND.
/* /RANGES = TUKEY */.
Click “Run”, then “All”, to run your SPSS job
Results of AOV from SPSS
Next slide is the actual output from
SPSS
ANOVA
DEP
Sum of Squares df


Between Groups
Within Groups
18.500
13.500

Total 32.000
10
2
8
Mean Square
9.250
1.688
F
Sig.
5.481
.032
SPSS on MAC
 SPSS (Windows) may be installed on a MAC
 A program called Parallels is needed to install
SPSS (Windows) on a MAC
 Please email assist for more information:
assist@mcsr.olemiss.edu
For More
Information
Jason Hale
Manager of Research Support
jghale@olemiss.edu
Sam Gordji, Ph.D.
Statistical Consultant
ccsam@olemiss.edu
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