SPSS Part 1 - Introductory
For staff and students who have little or no experience of SPSS. Pre-requisites: None.
Covers conceptual overview, hands-on experience of creating a data file from your data, setting up variables, generating new variables, producing tables and charts (descriptive statistics).
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SPSS Part 2 - Exploring your Data and initial statistical analysis
Suggested pre-requisites: Having taken SPSS Part 1 - Introductory and / or basic familiarity with SPSS.
Covers descriptive statistics: creating tables and charts, customising tables and charts to your requirements, exploring your data, conveying a clear data narrative to your audience. Analyse data in different ways to reveal patterns that can help
answer your research questions, including correlation and tests of nominal variable association.
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SPSS Part 3 - Statistical Analysis
Suggested pre-requisites: Having taken SPSS Part 1 - Introductory and / or basic familiarity with SPSS.
Covers essential concepts underlying inferential statistics and performing analyses to answer research questions. Hands-on sample case studies showing how inferential statistics can answer research questions. Explains:
What is the null hypothesis? What is statistical significance? What are confidence intervals? What is a Normal Distribution and why is it so important in doing inferential statistics? Why do statistical tests require that certain assumptions be
met, and what are they? Should I use a parametric or non-parametric test?
Apply this knowledge in your research project and demonstrate to examiners or assessors that you understand how to do statistical analysis.
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SPSS Part 4 - Surveys and survey analysis
Suggested pre-requisites: Having taken SPSS Part 1 - Introductory and / or basic familiarity with SPSS.
Covers how to set up your SPSS data file to hold your survey data following good practice in survey design, including question types, preference (or Likert) scales, multiple response questions, scale and reliability testing, chi-square tests for
nominal data.
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