AN INTRODUCTION
TO
SPSS
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& ENDNOTE
Rachel S. Shi
PhD student (ISEM) @ HKBU
Oct. 2012
AGENDA
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Basic SPSS skills
Input data
 Compute Mean & Standard Deviation
 Plot pie chart & histogram
 Run a regression model
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Endnote skills
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Install free-license version
Create new reference (manually & import from Internet)
Cite while you write
Brief introduction to Qualtrics
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS
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SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
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Definition:
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SPSS is a computer program used for survey
authoring and deployment, data mining, text
analytics, statistical analysis, and collaboration and
deployment. (Wikipedia)
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS – INPUT DATA
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Go to Dr.Vincent’s website and download the data
file: www.hkbu.edu.hk/~vwschow
(Lecture notes – ISEM3120 – Data set 1 & Sample
Questionnaire)
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Input Data
Open SPSS (close the excel file first)
 Open an existing data source – OK
 Select your data file (in case of excel file, you need to
change the “File of type” to Excel (*.xls,*.xlsx,*.xlsm))
 Another way to open data:
File – Open – Data
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
COMPUTE MEAN & STANDARD DEVIATION
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Mean – the sum of the values divided by the
number of values.
Example: Compute the Mean of Factor 2 (Q14-Q18)
1. Transform – Compute Variable
2. Give a name for target variable: MN_F2
3. Function group: All
4. Functions and special variables: Mean (double click)
5. We get the formula of Mean in Numeric Expression: MEAN(?,?)
6. Select Q14-Q18 to replace the “?” in the formula, Qs should be
separated with a “,”
7. Click OK
8. Then we can see the mean of Factor2 (MN_F2) in the last
column of the data file.
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
COMPUTE MEAN & STANDARD DEVIATION
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Standard Deviation – shows how much variation
exists from the average (mean value).
Example: Compute the Standard Deviation of Factor 2 (Q14-Q18)
1. Transform – Compute Variable
2. Give a name for target variable: SD_F2
3. Function group: All
4. Functions and special variables: Sd (double click)
5. We get the formula of Mean in Numeric Expression: SD(?,?)
6. Select Q14-Q18 to replace the “?” in the formula, Qs should be
separated with a “,”
7. Click OK
8. Then we can see the Standard Deviation of Factor2 (SD_F2) in
the last column of the data file.
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
COMPUTE MEAN & STANDARD DEVIATION
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Another way to compute Mean & Std. Deviation
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Analyze – Descriptive Statistics – Frequencies
Select the variables you would like to compute, in this
case, Q14 – Q18
Click Statistics
Check “Mean” and “Std. deviation”, and click Continue
Click OK
Then you can see the result in the output window
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
PLOT PIE CHART & HISTOGRAM
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Pie chart
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Graphs – Legacy Dialogues – Pie
Select “Summaries of groups of cases”, click Define
Drag the variable you want to plot pie chart into
“Define slices by”
Click OK
Then you can see the pie chart in the output window
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
PLOT PIE CHART & HISTOGRAM
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Histogram
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Graphs – Legacy Dialogues – Histogram
Select the variable
Check “display normal curve”
Click OK
Then you can see the histogram in the output window
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
RUN A REGRESSION MODEL
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Y = aX1 + bX2
Y: Dependent variable
 X1, X2: Independent variable
 a, b: coefficient
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BASIC SPSS SKILLS –
RUN A REGRESSION MODEL
Example:
 Run a regression modeling with Factor2 (F2),
Factor4 (F4) and Overall User Satisfaction (OUS)
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Compute the Mean value of F2, F4, and OUS :
MN_F2, MN_F4, MN_OUS
Analyze – Regression – Linear
Put MN_OUS into Dependent
Put MN_F2 and MN_F4 into Independent
Read the result: R2, β, Sig.
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ENDNOTE SKILLS
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Endnote is a reference management software
package, used to manage bibliographies and
references when writing essays and articles.
(Wikipedia)
Main purpose for BBA project:
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Manage reference
Cite reference
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ENDNOTE SKILLS - INSTALL
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Download Endnote at:
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=80620&uk=2
684802673
Install steps:
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1. Double Click file "ENX4Inst.exe"
2. Click Next for all except it ask for product code.
Select install Trial Version
3. Let it do the install and click finish when it complete
4. Go to Cracked folder and copy file "EndNote.exe"
5. Open the folder in which you installed your Endnote.
(Default folder should be: C:\Program Files\EndNote X4 )
8. Right click and select "paste"
9. You could use Endnote now
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ENDNOTE SKILLS - INSTALL
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Get started with Endnote
Create a new library (Can save it on your local disk or on
your finger )
 A library is where you put a set of references.
(e.g., You can create a library only for one paper)
 To open your library, find the folder where you save your
library, then double click “My Endnote Library.enl”
 Create new group in your library:
Right click “My Groups” – “Create Group”
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CREATE NEW REFERENCE
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Manually create reference
Reference – New Reference
 Input the information of a article (i.e., author, year, title,
journal … )
 Attach a file to a reference
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Edit reference
Double click a reference, or
 Select a reference – right click – Edit Reference
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Delete reference
Drag the reference to Trash, or
 Select a reference – right click – Move Reference To Trash
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CREATE NEW REFERENCE
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Import reference from Internet (e.g., Google Scholar)
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Open Google Scholar – Settings
– Search Results
– Bibliography manager
– Show links to import citations into “Endnote”
Example: Search articles about “e-commerce”
Find the paper you want
 Click “Import into Endnote” (Right down corner)
 Double click the downloaded file (.enw)
 Then you can see the new reference in Endnote
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CITE REFERENCE IN A PAPER
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Connect Word with Endnote
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1. Open the folder where you install Endnote
2. Endnote X4 - Product-Support – CWYW
3. Find the following two files, and copy
EndNote Cwyw.dll & EndNote Cwyw.dot
4. Close Endnote and Open Word
5. Office Button – Word Options – Trust Center
– Trust Center Settings – Trusted Locations
6. Double click “Word 2007 default location: StartUp”
7. Copy the address
“C:\Documents and Settings\...\Word\Startup\”
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CITE REFERENCE IN A PAPER
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Connect Word with Endnote (2)
8. Then close Word
 9. Past the address into one address box, then open
the folder
 9. Past the two files you copied before into this folder
 10. Now open Word again, you will see Endnote X4 in
the Menu
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CITE REFERENCE IN A PAPER
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Cite While You Write
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Open your Endnote Library, and then open Word
Click “Endnote X4” in the Menu of Word
Insert Citation – Find Citation
Search the key word of the article you want to cite
Select the article, and click Insert
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ENDNOTE SKILLS –
CITE REFERENCE IN A PAPER
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Select the reference style
Select Endnote X4 in Word menu bar
 Click the small arrow beside Bibliography
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Then you can choose reference style in the “With
output” drop down menu
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AN BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO
QUALTRICS
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Qualtrics software enables users to do any kind
of online data collection and analysis. (Wikipedia)
Official website: www.qualtrics.com
Get a free account at HKBU Qualtrics:
http://chtl.hkbu.edu.hk/qualtrics/
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Login with your student ID and password
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