应用软件时间课件An Introduction to SPSS_2020.pptxVIP

An Introduction to SPSSSoftware ApplicationAssessmentAttendance5% x 3Assignments20% x 2Participation15%Quiz30%Total100%01.What SPSS Is02.Why to Use SPSS03.Basic Concepts04.Getting StartedPART ONE01What SPSS IsSPSSThe Statistical Package for the Social Sciences created by IBM, the most widely used and comprehensive statistical programs.02PART TWOWhy to Use SPSSWhose fans have a better aesthetic taste? How would you carry out a study to answer the question?PART 2Why to Use SPSSSampling A sample is made up of the cases chosen into the research; it is just a small part of the whole population. Is it representative enough?SPSS is run to analyze the data collected to test whether the findings can be generalized. 03PART THREEBasic Concepts in StatisticsStatistical ConceptsPART 3Types of variables The mean, mode median Normal distributionVariableCentral tendencyDispersionStandard deviationNormal vs. skewed distributionStatistical ConceptsPART 3Variable Variables are things that we measure, control, or manipulate in research. Examples of variables: gender, SES, age, years of residence, temperature, test scores, etc. Aims of research: to find out relationships between variablesStatistical ConceptsPART 3VariableStatistical ConceptsPART 3gender narcissism? Do girls and boys have different degrees of narcissism? What is the dependent variable? What is the independent variable?Statistical ConceptsPART 3Levels of MeasurementDifferent types of variablesDifferent ways to measure those variablesDifferent statistical tests can be applied to the analysis of these variablesStatistical ConceptsPART 3Levels of MeasurementCategorical variable:Binary variable: e.g. dead or alive.Nominal variable: e.g. whether someone is an omnivore, vegetarian, or fruitarian.Ordinal variable: e.g. whether people got a fail, a pass, a merit or a distinction in their exam.Interval variable: e.g. the difference between 6 and 8 is equivalent to the difference between 13 and 15.Statistical ConceptsPART