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SPSS: AN OVERVIEW

The abbreviation SPSS stands for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and is a
comprehensive system for analyzing data. This package of programs is available for both
personal and mainframe (or multi-user) computers. SPSS package consists of a set of software
tools for data entry, data management, statistical analysis and presentation.
SPSS integrates complex data and file management, statistical analysis and reporting functions.
SPSS can take data from almost any type of file and use them to generate tabulated reports,
charts, and plots of distributions and trends, descriptive statistics, and complex statistical
analyses.
FEATURES OF SPSS
(i) It is easy to learn and use
(ii) It includes a full range of data management system and editing tools
(iii) It provides in-depth statistical capabilities
(iv) It offers complete plotting, reporting and presentation features.
SPSS makes statistical analysis accessible for the casual user and 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. To invoke SPSS in the windows environment, select the
appropriate SPSS icon. There are a number of different types of windows in SPSS.
Data Editor:
This window displays the contents of the data file. One can create new data files or modify
existing ones. The Data Editor window opens automatically when one starts an SPSS session.
One can have only one data file open at a time. This editor provides two views of the data.
Data view:
Displays the actual data values or defined value labels.
Variable view:
Displays variable definition information, including defined variable and value labels, data type,
etc. With the Data Editor, one can modify data values in the Data view in many ways like change
data values; cut, copy and paste data values; add and delete cases; add and delete variables,
change the order of variables.
Viewer:
All statistical results, tables, and charts are displayed in the Viewer. The output can be edited
and saved for later use. A Viewer window opens automatically the first time you run a procedure
that generates output.
Draft Viewer:
The output can be displayed as a simple text in this window.
Syntax Editor:
One can paste the dialog box choices into a syntax window, where the selections appear in the
form of command syntax. One can then edit the command syntax to utilize special features of
SPSS not available through dialog boxes. These commands can be saved in a file for use in
subsequent SPSS sessions.
Pivot Table Editor:
Output is displayed in pivot tables that can be modified in many ways with this editor. One can
edit text, swap data in rows and columns, create multidimensional tables, and selectively hide
and show results.
Text Output Editor:
Text output not displayed in pivot tables can be modified with the
Text Output Editor. One can edit the output and change font characteristics (type, style, colour
and size).
Chart Editor:
High-resolution charts and plots can be modified in chart windows. One can change the colours,
select different type of fonts and sizes etc

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