1.4.1. SPSS basics

SPSS is a software program specifically designed for statistics. At first sight it might look like a spreadsheet program (e.g. Excel), soon you will realise it works nothing like it.

A small video on the basic windows in SPSS is available here (opens in new tab).

Links to various basic options with SPSS are shown below.

• Explanation on the options in the Variable View
• Entering a survey
  • Starting from scratch
  • By importing existing data
• Special options
  • Adding case number as a variable (or respondent number)
  • Generating a codebook
  • Sorting cases or variables