SPSS Output – Basics, Tips & Tricks

SPSS Output Tables SPSS Output Charts SPSS Output to WORD SPSS Output to Excel SPSS Output Tricks Exporting SPSS output is usually easier and faster than copy-pasting SPSS Output Introduction In SPSS, we usually work from 3 windows. These are the data editor window ; the syntax editor window ; the output viewer window . Our previous tutorials discussed the data […]

SPSS EXECUTE – What and Why?

EXECUTE runs pending transformations but many SPSS users don’t have a clue what that means. More importantly, when should you (not) run EXECUTE? And when do you really need it? Let’s dive in. We’ll use adratings.sav throughout, part of which is shown below. SPSS “Transformations Pending” As you probably figured out, our data hold 18 respondents who rated 3 different advertisements. […]

SPSS – Convert String into Date Variable

For converting string variables to date variables, ALTER TYPE is the way to go. This tutorial demonstrates how to do this and points out a couple of caveats. For those who can’t use ALTER TYPE, we’ll propose some alternatives. SPSS Alter Type The syntax below first creates a mini dataset holding 8 string variables. They demonstrate the 8 most common date formats. Next, […]