How to use SPSS The first step is

How to use SPSS

• The first step is to get on vlab • Go to the U of S website • Search for “vlab” • The click onto it

• Log into vlab • Using your NSID and password

• Find SPSS 26 • Type in search “SPSS”

• Open SPSS 26

• Close the Window • What appears is a window where data can be typed in

• To open data • Go to File-> Open -> Data

• Specify the file type – “Excel” • Find and open the file that contains the data

If you select Opening an existing file and press OK the following dialogue box appears

The following dialogue box appears:

If the variable names are in the file ask it to read the names. If you do not specify the Range the program will identify the Range: Once you “click OK”, two windows will appear

One that will contain the output:

The other containing the data:

To perform any statistical Analysis select the Analyze menu:

Then select Regression and Linear.

The following Regression dialogue box appears

Select the Dependent variable Y.

Select the Independent variables X 1, X 2, etc.

If you select the Method - Enter.

All variables will be put into the equation. There also several other methods that can be used : 1. Forward selection 2. Backward Elimination 3. Stepwise Regression