Select Variables and Save as a New File in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can select variables and save them as a new file in SPSS (i.e., subset data file). The easiest way is to use SPSS syntax to indicate which variables you want to select and where you want to save them as a new file. The following shows the key SPSS syntax. … Read more

Plot Interaction Effects of Categorical Variables in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can plot interactions of categorical variables in SPSS. That is, the 2 independent variables (IVs) are categorical variables and the dependent variable is numerical. Since the IVs are categorical variables, we are going to use bar charts to plot the interaction effect. For this tutorial, you can download the dataset … Read more

How to Create Scatter Plots in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can create scatter plots in SPSS in 5 steps. In addition, it shows how to add a fit line in SPSS. Note that, the tutorial is based on SPSS 27; if you are using a different version of SPSS, the interfaces might look a bit different, but it should not … Read more

How to Do Correlation Analysis in SPSS (4 Steps)

This tutorial shows how you can do correlation analysis in SPSS. Correlation is a statistical measure of the relationship between two variables, X and Y. The typical situation of using correlation analysis is when both X and Y are continuous variables or scales in SPSS sense (either interval or ratio data ). However, it is … Read more

SPSS Measure: Nominal, Ordinal, and Scale

This tutorial provides definitions and examples for the 3 SPSS measures, including nominal, ordinal, and scale. Definitions for Nominal, Ordinal, and Scale Nominal Data Variables at the nominal level are categorical and have no inherent order or numerical meaning. Examples include gender (e.g., male or female), ethnicity (e.g., Asian, African American, Caucasian), or marital status … Read more