PASW Statistics 17(SPSS 17) Part 1:Descriptive Statistics INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,LOS ANGELES Version 1.1 Winter 2010 Table of Contents Intr0 ductic0n… 2 Downloading the Data Files.......... 2 Starting PASW Statistics....... 2 The PASW Statistics Window... 3 Data View.… Variable View........ .4 Creating a Data File........ Defining Variables........... .4 Data Entry.… 6 Descriptive Statistics......... 7 Frequency Analysis 7 Crosstabs......... .9 Data Manipulation...... 10 Select Cases...... 10 Splitting a File. .12 Find and Replace 13 Reporting......... 14 Appendix… 15 For additional handouts,visit http://www.calstatela.edu/handouts.For additional handouts, visit http://www.calstatela.edu/handouts. PASW Statistics 17 (SPSS 17) Part 1: Descriptive Statistics INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Version 1.1 Winter 2010 Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................2 Downloading the Data Files ..........................................................................................................2 Starting PASW Statistics ...............................................................................................................2 The PASW Statistics Window.......................................................................................................3 Data View....................................................................................................................................3 Variable View .............................................................................................................................4 Creating a Data File .......................................................................................................................4 Defining Variables ......................................................................................................................4 Data Entry ...................................................................................................................................6 Descriptive Statistics ......................................................................................................................7 Frequency Analysis .....................................................................................................................7 Crosstabs .....................................................................................................................................9 Data Manipulation .......................................................................................................................10 Select Cases ...............................................................................................................................10 Splitting a File ...........................................................................................................................12 Find and Replace .......................................................................................................................13 Reporting ......................................................................................................................................14 Appendix .......................................................................................................................................15