Welcome to SPSS. Here are your assignments for the entire semester. You will have the opportunity to learn everything you need to know about SPSS and how to get started. Your assignments are due at the beginning of each class period. Each assignment is worth 25 points. Subtract 5 points a day for each assignment that is late. You will have an opportunity to discuss each assignment in class. If you run into a problem between classes please email your problem to me at vbfreedom5@aol.com. If you do not have access to email at home please set up email at the University. If that is not possible for you, please call and leave a message for me at the University at (618) 650-2450. I will get back with you ASAP. Take your time and read the student handbook and enjoy learning a computer software package that will be helpful throughout your career.

Week One: No assignment (Give out assignments for entire semester)

Week Two: Assignment One

• Read chapter 1 and follow the instructions. You will be asked to open a data file, open the file and run the simple statistics that it ask you too. Then print your output and turn it in. Please make sure that your name is on you paper.

• This assignment will introduce you to the tutorial and how to use the help system. You should follow the instructions in chapter 2 and at the end print a help topic and turn it in. I would encourage you to try more than what the book ask you to do. Try seeking help on other topics. Don’t be afraid.

• chapter 3 introduces you to the data editor. This will be very interesting. First, follow the tutorial if you feel uncomfortable. Chapter 9 will assist you in creating new data files. You will be creating your own data file and that file will be used with the other SPSS assignments.

• Second, Use the attached data that I have provided for you and follow the tutorial with you own data. Input data and name your variables. Follow all of the instructions in the chapter.

• Third, Save and print your data file. You’re finished now wasn’t that easy. Turn in your output(printed data file).

• Now comes the interesting part. Read chapter 4 which will give you the opportunity to use the data you just put into the computer. This chapter introduces you to working with statistics and output.

• First, follow the tutorial and open the file "Employee data.sav".

• Second, go back and open the data file that you saved. Then run the statistics that the chapter ask you to run for example, crosstabulation.

• Third, Save your output. Next, Past your output into another word processing application.

• Lastly, once you have pasted your output into another application. Explain your output and print it. Now turn it in. Wasn’t that interesting!!! Are you having fun yet?

• Read chapter 5 and lets learn how to create bar charts. This will be rather simple. Open your own data file and follow the tutorial in the chapter. Always follow the examples in the chapter first if you feel uncomfortable.

• Paste your output into another application (word processor) and explain your graph and print and turn it in.

• Now chapter 6 will help you to continue to learn about charts. Specifically, you will learn how to create and modify a scatterplot.

• Open your data file and follow the instructions in the chapter. Print your output and turn it in. Note: (If you want to be creative paste your output in another application and explain it. This is not necessary, just thought you might like to try it).

• Read chapter 7 which will introduce you to modifying data values. Follow the tutorial and then open your own data file and try recoding some of your variables. Print your data file after you have recoded the variables and turn it in.

• Chapter 8 is a tutorial in working with Syntax. Follow the instructions in the chapter and write a short paragraph on what you learned about Syntax and it’s purpose. Turn in the paragraph.

• Read chapter 10 and follow the instructions. Try at least 2 new calculations and print and turn in your output.

 
Week Twelve: Assignment Ten

• Read chapter 11. Chapter 11 introduces you to sorting and selecting data. Follow the tutorial. Then open your data file and try and do some of the commands with your file. Print something that you accomplished.

• Read chapter 12. Chapter 12 introduces you to additional statistical procedures. Follow the tutorial after you have finished open your own data file and run at least three additional statistics. Paste your three outputs into another application and explain what you found in a report style. Print the report and turn it in.

• This is your last SPSS assignment. I hope you have learned a lot.