IBM SPSS Statistics Tutorials
IBM SPSS Statistics is used primarily for statistical analysis and provides tools to analyze data and create reports and graphs from that data. This page provides users with one central location for all SPSS training resources. It includes links to SPSS video tutorials, handouts and workshops provided by the ITS Training Program as well as other useful resources available on the web. YouTube has several channels dedicated to SPSS and statistics tutorials. College and university statistics departments are also a good source of background information on statistics.
Moodle Courses
The ITS Training Program provides a Moodle course on SPSS. The course is divided into four parts and includes video tutorials, sample data files, handouts, slide shows and assessments. In order to access this course, users must log in to Moodle with a myCSULA Identity account.
Handouts
The ITS Training Program provides several step-by-step handouts on SPSS. These handouts are accompanied by sample data files that can be used for hands-on practice.
IBM SPSS Statistics 18
- Part 1: Descriptive Statistics (PDF)
- Part 2: Test of Significance (PDF)
- Part 3: Regression Analysis (PDF)
- Part 4: Chi-Square and ANOVA (PDF)
IBM SPSS Statistics 20
- Part 1: Descriptive Statistics (PDF)
- Part 2: Test of Significance (PDF)
- Part 3: Regression Analysis (PDF)
- Part 4: Chi-Square and ANOVA (PDF)
Workshops
The ITS Training Program offers several in-person workshops on SPSS. The SPSS workshop series is divided into four parts: (1) Descriptive Statistics, (2) Test of Significance, (3) Regression Analysis, and (4) Chi-Square and ANOVA. To request a workshop, please fill out the workshop request form.
Resources on the Web
Below are links to additional online resources that can be used to learn SPSS.
Descriptive Statistics
- Engineering Statistics Handbook (NIST/SEMATECH)
- Guide to SPSS (Harvard-MIT Data Center)
- HyperStat Online Statistics Textbook (David M. Lane)
- Raynald's SPSS Tools (Raynald Levesque)
- Resources to Help You Learn and Use SPSS (UCLA)
- SPSS Lessons and Resources (East Carolina University)
- SPSS Online Guide (Richard M. Wielkiewicz)
- SPSS Tutorial (Amherst College)
- SPSS Windows Instructions (State University of New York at Oswego)
- Statistical Terms in Sampling (Research Methods Knowledge Base)
- Tutorials Online (University of New England)
Test of Significance
- Example of When Equal Variances Cannot Be Assumed (Valparaiso University)
- Independent Samples T Test (Wellesley College)
- Review of the T Test (Richard M. Wielkiewicz)
- Significance in Statistics & Surveys (Creative Research Systems)
Regression Analysis
- Introduction to Regression (Princeton University)
- Multiple Regression (StatSoft)
- Statistics Tutorial: A Simple Regression Example (StatTrek)
Chi-Square and ANOVA
- Chi-Square & T Test (University of Toronto)
- Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test (Amherst College)
- One-Way Between-Groups Analysis of Variance (Amherst College)
- Two-Way Analysis of Variance (Thomas W. MacFarland)