SPSS SPSS

SPSS
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a powerful package for statistical
analysis and data management. It was originally designed for the social sciences but over
time it was observed that its application extended to most branches of science.3 The SPSS is
a statistical package that contains programs capable of performing from a simple descriptive
analysis to different types of multivariate data analysis and also allows to obtain frequency
tables.
DATA EDITOR
The data editor window is the default window when you run SPSS. The data
worksheet works just like a spreadsheet, where a column represents a variable and a row
represents a case or an observation. Many tasks in SPSS are performed by selecting
appropriate "Pull-down" menus.

The menus in the Data Editor window include:
File: To open an existing file, to read data (from a text data file or from an application
[like Excel] data file) into Data Editor window, to save a data file, and to exit SPSS for
Windows.
Edit: To make changes like copy, cut or paste to the Data Editor window. These
functions work just like a spreadsheet.
Data: To define variables, insert variables or cases, sort cases, merge files, split files,
select cases and use a variable to weight cases. The following two clips demonstrate how to
use the some of the menu items in the Data Menu for sorting, merging and transposing data
sets and for selecting subset of cases and splitting files by variables.
Transform: SPSS can easily create new variables through variable transformation
or recoding the data values of an existing variable. The following clip demonstrates how to
compute a new transformed variable, recode data values of an existing variable into a
different variable or into the same variable.
Window: To move to an open window or to see which window is active. The
window with a check mark is the active one.
Help: To get help on topics in SPSS and to ask the statistics coach some questions.
This is a very powerful tool. If you can not find enough information in the web workshop,
you may be able to find them in the Help system.
SPSS Data View & Variable View

An SPSS data file always has two tabs in the left bottom corner:
 Data View is where we inspect our actual data and
 Variable View is where we see additional information about our data
SPSS Data View
The data view worksheet works just like a spreadsheet, where a column represents a
variable and a row represents a case or an observation. Many tasks in SPSS are performed by
selecting appropriate “Pull-down” menus. Cells in the data view contain data values. They do
not contain formulas as in some spreadsheet programs. Watch the following movie clip to
learn how to access the Data View and various ways of reading data.
The data editor has tabs for switching between Data View and Variable View. For
now, make sure you're in Data View.
Columns of cells are called variables. Each variable has a unique name (“gender”)
which is shown in the column header.
Rows of cells are called cases. Oftentimes, each respondent in a study is represented
as a single case.
In SPSS, values refer to cell contents.
The status bar may give useful information on the data, for instance whether
a WEIGHT, FILTER, SPLIT FILE or Unicode mode is in effect.
SPSS Variable View
The variable view contains descriptions of each variable attributes in the data file. The
rows contain the variables and the columns contain the variable attributes. Variables can be
deleted and the variable attributes can be modified. Note that defining variable properties in
variable view can also be accomplished by using “Define Variable Properties” that is
available on the Data menu in the Data Editor Window.

In the left bottom corner we find tabs for switching between Variable View and Data
View. For now, select Variable View.
In Variable View, variables are shown as rows of cells.
The first column shows the variable name for each variable.
The fifth column may or may not contain a variable label. This describes the exact
meaning of each variable.
The sixth column shows value labels: descriptions of the meaning of one, many or all
values that a variable may contain.
Referencias
Berg, R. G. (2023). TUTORIALES SPSS. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023
https://www.spss-tutorials.com/spss-data-editor-window/comment-page-1/#google_vignette
Carl Lee , Felix Famoye, Barbara, Albert Brown. (2022). SPSS On-Line Training
Workshop. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023
http://calcnet.mth.cmich.edu/org/spss/data_editor_window.htm
Trujillo Domínguez, R., Hernández Pérez, A. D., Bueno Soria, A., & Palacio Sánchez,
R. (2015). Consideraciones sobre el uso de los paquetes estadísticos en la enseñanza
de la asignatura de Estadística en la carrera de Medicina. Revista Información Científica,
92(4), 864-873. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023
https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/5517/551757244014.pdf

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represents a case or an observation. Many tasks in SPSS are performed by selecting

appropriate "Pull-down" menus.

functions work just like a spreadsheet.

Transform: SPSS can easily create new variables through variable transformation

different variable or into the same variable.

Window: To move to an open window or to see which window is active. The

window with a check mark is the active one.

you may be able to find them in the Help system.

SPSS Data View & Variable View

 Data View is where we inspect our actual data and

 Variable View is where we see additional information about our data

SPSS Data View

now, make sure you're in Data View.

which is shown in the column header.

Rows of cells are called cases. Oftentimes, each respondent in a study is represented

In SPSS, values refer to cell contents.

a WEIGHT, FILTER, SPLIT FILE or Unicode mode is in effect.

SPSS Variable View

available on the Data menu in the Data Editor Window.

View. For now, select Variable View.

In Variable View, variables are shown as rows of cells.

The first column shows the variable name for each variable.

meaning of each variable.

values that a variable may contain.

Berg, R. G. (2023). TUTORIALES SPSS. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023

Workshop. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023

de la asignatura de Estadística en la carrera de Medicina. Revista Información Científica,

92(4), 864-873. Consultado el 4 de julio del 2023

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