Data Analysis & Management

Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics

IBM SPSS Statistics is a comprehensive statistical and data management package for analysts and researchers. Its statistical capabilities alone range from simple percentages to complex analyses of variance, multiple regressions, and general linear models as well as to generate tabulated reports, charts and plots of distributions and trends.

IBM SPSS Statistics makes statistical analysis more accessible for the beginner and more convenient for the experienced user. The Data Editor offers a simple and efficient spreadsheet-like facility for entering data and browsing the working data file. Most tasks can be accomplished simply by pointing and clicking the mouse!

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to explain and perform hands-on operations on: 1.Brief description and history of SPSS
2.Running SPSS and the Initial window(s)

2.1 Running SPSS
2.2 The Initial SPSS window(s)

Overview
The Title Bar
The Menu Bar
The (Power) Tool Bar
The Data Editor (Data View and Variable view)
The Status Bar
3. Sample SPSS session
Overview of this exercise

3.1 Open File

3.2 List Cases
3.3 Frequencies
3.4 Explore
3.5 Graphics
3.6 Non Parametric Wilcoxon Test
3.7 Correlation
3.8 Regression (Optional)

4. Creation of a small data file and computation of new variables
Overview

4.1 Preliminary considerations about data structures
4.2 Creation of a data dictionary
4.3 Entering data
4.4 Moving around the data
4.5 Editing data
4.6 Computation of new (or existing variables)

5. Data entry
6. Descriptive statistics

7. Examining assumptions of parametric statistics

7.1Test for normality
7.2Test for homogeneity of variances
7.3Transformations

8. Comparative Statistics 1: Comparing means among groups

8.1 Comparing two groups using parametric statistics
8.1.1Two-sample t-test
8.1.2Paired T-test
8.2Comparing two groups using non-parametric statistics
8.2.1Mann Whitney U test
8.3Comparing three or more groups using parametric statistics
8.3.1One-way ANOVA and post-hoc tests
8.4Comparing three or more groups using non-parametric statistics
8.4.1Kruskal-Wallis test
8.5 For studies with two independent variables
8.5.1Two-way ANOVA
8.5.2ANCOVA

9.Comparative Statistics 2: Comparing frequencies of events

9.1 Chi Square Goodness of Fit
9.2 Chi Square Test of Independence

10.Comparative Statistics 3: Relationships among continuous variables

10.1 Correlation (no causation implied)
10.2 Regression (causation implied)

11.Graphing your data

11.1 Simple bar graph
11.2 Clustered bar graph
11.3 Box plot
11.4 Scatter plot

12.Printing from SPSS

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Stata

Stata is a general-purpose statistical software package created in 1985 by StataCorp. Most of its users work in research, especially in the fields of economics, sociology, political science, biomedicine and epidemiology.

Stata’s capabilities include smart data management facilities, a wide array of up-to-date statistical techniques, custom programing platform and an excellent system for producing publication-quality graphs.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to explain and perform hands-on operations on:
  • Navigating Stata
  • Typing in data
  • Creating a grouped variable
  • Mathematically transforming
  • Selecting and sampling cases
  • Weighting
  • Describing continuous
  • Describing categorical
  • Contingency tables
  • Correlation coefficients
  • Drawing a scatter plot
  • Box plots, stem-and-leaf plots
  • Independent samples t-test
  • Simple linear regression
  • Multiple linear regression
  • Binary logistic regression
  • Two and three way contingency tables

Registration

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