This video will introduce you to using SPSS for introductory statistics. It is designed for people with little or no experience with SPSS. It helped me a lot to get acquainted with the system.

SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) was created in 1968 by Norman H. Hie, C, Hadlani Hull, and Dale H. Bent in order to computerize the process of turning data into useful information. SPSS is one of the most widely used programs for statistical analysis and was acquired by IBM in 2010. Newer versions contain a spreadsheet-like interface for data entry and manipulation, plus a point-and-click approach to most analysis procedures. SPSS also has a provision to execute programming language-like commands, the latter of which were the only interface in the earlier versions of SPSS (SPSS, 2010). Statistics included in the base software package include:

* Descriptive statistics: Cross tabulation, Frequencies, Descriptives, Exploratory Procedures.

* Bivariate statistics: Means, t-tests, ANOVA, Correlations, Nonparametric tests.

* Predicting outcomes: Linear regression, Discriminant analysis.

* Dimension reduction: Factor analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling.

* Scale consistencies: Cronbach’s alpha and others.