Syntax for chi-square test in SPSS

In some situations, the syntax is easier than the visual menu to use in SPSS. This tutorial provides examples of syntax for chi-square test in SPSS. 2 Examples of Syntax for chi-square test in SPSS Example 1: One variable The first example is the one variable chi-square test. The following is example data for one … Read more

One Variable Chi-Square in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can do one variable chi-square in SPSS with detailed examples. The following shows two examples, one using Syntax and one using a menu interface. Examples of One Variable Chi-Square in SPSS Example 1 A school is offering 3 courses, and you would like to see whether the number of students … Read more

Logistic Regression in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can do logistic regression in SPSS step by step. Logistic regression is a model testing the relationship between Y (which is a binary variable) and X (X can be more than one). logistic regression is also called logit regression. In this tutorial, we are going to use a dataset posted on the UCLA … Read more

Multiple Linear Regression in SPSS

This tutorial shows how to do multiple linear regression in SPSS. Different from simple linear regression, multiple linear regression has more than 2 or more independent variables (i.e., multiple Xs). In this tutorial, we test if students’ writing scores and math scores can be used to predict reading scores. Read = b0 + b1 Write + b2 Math … Read more

Simple Linear Regression in SPSS

This tutorial shows how to do simple linear regression in SPSS step by step. Simple linear regression estimates the linear relationship between one independent variable and one dependent. In this tutorial, we test whether students’ writing scores can be used to predict reading scores. Read = b0 + b1 Write This dataset in this tutorial … Read more

How to Add Label Values via SPSS Syntax

This tutorial shows how to add label values via SPSS syntax. Such label values can tell readers what these numbers actually represent. In SPSS, you can use the menu to add label values (see the window below). However, you can also achieve the same results by using syntax. Add Label Values via SPSS Syntax The … Read more

Two-Way ANOVA in SPSS

This tutorial shows the steps of how you can do two-way ANOVA in SPSS. A two-way ANOVA is used to estimate how a quantitative variable (i.e., Y) changes according to the levels of two categorical variables (X1 and X2). This tutorial uses hypothetical data of brand (X1) and City (X2) and sales as Y. You can download … Read more

One-Way ANOVA in SPSS

This tutorial shows steps of how you can do One-Way ANOVA in SPSS. One-way ANOVA compares the means of two or more independent groups to determine whether the means are significantly different. We are going to test whether students of different programs (i.e., vocation, general, and academic) differ in writing scores. Thus, in this example, … Read more

One Sample t-test in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can do one sample t-test in SPSS. One sample t-test is to compare a sample to a fixed value. For instance, you can compare whether the average score of students’ reading is different from 45. In the following, I am going to show how you can do that in SPSS. … Read more

Paired t-test in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can conduct paired t-test in SPSS. The following shows the specific steps with screenshots from SPSS. We are going to test whether students’ writing scores and reading scores are different. You can download the data here. Steps of Paired t-test in SPSS Step 1: Click “Paired Sample T-Test” Click “Analyze”, … Read more