This page provides users with one central location for all SPSS training resources. It includes links to SPSS video tutorials, workshops, and handouts 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.
Available Resources:
SPSS Workshops
The ITS Training Program offers several hands-on 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. Visit the IBM SPSS Statistics 18 page to view the workshop descriptions. To request a workshop, please fill out the workshop request form.
SPSS Moodle Course with Video Tutorials
The ITS Training Program provides a four-part SPSS Moodle course which includes video tutorials, practice data files, handouts, slide shows, and assessments.
SPSS Handouts
The ITS Training Program has developed several SPSS handouts. These handouts include step-by-step tutorials and are accompanied by sample data files that can be used for hands-on practice.
- IBM SPSS Statistics 18 Part 1: Descriptive Statistics (PDF)
- IBM SPSS Statistics 18 Part 2: Test of Significance (PDF)
- IBM SPSS Statistics 18 Part 3: Regression Analysis (PDF)
- IBM SPSS Statistics 18 Part 4: Chi-Square and ANOVA (PDF)
SPSS Resources on the Web
Below are links to additional online resources that can be used to learn SPSS.
Descriptive Statistics
- Statistical Terms in Sampling (Research Methods Knowledge Base)
- Resources to Help You Learn and Use SPSS (UCLA)
- SPSS Online Guide (Richard M. Wielkiewicz)
- Tutorials Online (University of New England)
- Raynald's SPSS Tools (Raynald Levesque)
- HyperStat Online Statistics Textbook (David M. Lane)
- SPSS Windows Instructions (State University of New York at Oswego)
- SPSS Lessons and Resources (East Carolina University)
- Engineering Statistics Handbook (NIST/SEMATECH)
- SPSS Tutorial (Amherst College)
- Guide to SPSS (Harvard-MIT Data Center)
Test of Significance
- Significance in Statistics & Surveys (Creative Research Systems)
- Independent Samples T Test (Wellesley College)
- Example of when equal variances cannot be assumed (Valparaiso University)
- Review of the T Test (Richard M. Wielkiewicz)
Regression Analysis
- Multiple Regression (StatSoft)
- Introduction to Regression (Princeton University)
- 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)