1. BAEB601
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 8
SPSS
PREPARED BY:
Nur Suhaili Ramli
School of Marketing and
Entrepreneurship (SoME)
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

2. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Chapter Aims
TOPIC
This chapter aims to:
1.Understand SPSS
2.Know how to use the SPSS
3.Applying SPSS in research
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Topics

3. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
What Is SPSS?
TOPIC
 Definition
 SPSS is know as Statistical Package for Social Science
 Statistic – a brief research sometime not accurate. For example: to
get the min, mod, median in statistic for analysis that belongs to a
sample group.
 Package – the combination of various functions in one program. For
example: the calculation package for min, mod, median, etc at one
time.
 Social Science – the study about people. For example: the wide
field in medicine, economic field, education field, etc.
 There are other than SPSS program such as SPSSx and SAS
which are the same function.
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4. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
The Use of SPSS
TOPIC
 The SPSS is used to process data collected and the output produced will be
used to analyze the research/study for more accurate figure, fast, and easy with
various statistic functions offer by this SPSS.
 Using SPSS can save cost, and time because the output gotten from data
analyzed will be more accurate for the whole study
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5. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
When to use SPSS?
TOPIC
 It is use after you got all complete data.
 How to get data? There are various of methods such as distribute
questionnaires, interviews, observations, etc.
 However, in SPSS, usually the data to be used in this program is collected from
the questionnaire distribution.
 Why? Because the data gotten is more specific compare to other method and
systematic.
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6. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
What do we learn in SPSS?
TOPIC
 In this course we will learn only 2 things in SPSS.
 Data View
 Variable View
 Please download the SPSS software. Now we’re using version 17. If you got
below version it still acceptable.
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7. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
SPSS – Data View
TOPIC
 Once you double click the icon, it will open the workspace that call Data View.
 In Data View screen, you will see the following:
 Title Bar
 Menu Bar
 Cell and active variables
 Row that indicates respondent feedback
 Column that indicates variables.
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8. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
SPSS – Variable Vew
TOPIC
 Row is indicates numbers of variables
 Column indicates the characteristic of variables such as name, gender, type,
etc.
 For both selection in Bar Menu for Data View and Variable View are same.
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9. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Menu File
TOPIC
 File - It is use to open and save SPSS data fail.
 Edit –this selection will assist you for editing, finding data value, changing option
setting and etc.
 View – it is use to show and hide the status bar, toolbar, grid lines, etc.
 Data – to modify data, cases, insert variables, etc.
 Transform – can exchange the variables. E.g from the old variables to new
variables
 Analyze – Can assist to generate statistic procedure that you want
 Graph – Can generate graphs based on data you key in
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10. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Creating Variables in SPSS
TOPIC
 SPSS – refer to the variables and cases
 Variables is situated in column
 Cases is situated in row
 For each of column shows one variables, and each of row shows one
respondent (one case).
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11. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Creating Variables in SPSS
TOPIC
 The maximum label you can put is 8 only.
 Start with an alphabet, follow with numbers or symbols EXCEPT ! ? “” *
 Can not ended with fullstop (.)
 Must be UNIQUE and NOT REDUNDANT
 Not influent with capital letters or small
 Avoid using:
 ALL NE EQ TO LE LT BY OR GT AND NOT GE WITH
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12. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Creating Variables in SPSS
TOPIC
 Row Name
 1) Activate Variable View screen
 2) Click on row Name to give a suitable name for your variables (make sure
follow the guideline).
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13. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
How to use SPSS in your resarch?
TOPIC
 Do the questionnaires based on the hypothesis designed.
 For example:
Variable: Technology Resource
Hypothesis:
H1: There is a relationship between technology resource and useful of
elearning.
H0: There is no relationship between technology resource and useful of
elearning.
Questionnaires:
1)How do you grade the technology resource at school?
Not at all satisfies 1 2 3 4 5 totally satisfies
2) How sequences the student use the computer?
Not at all satisfies 1 2 3 4 5 totally satisfies
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14. CHAPTER 8: SPSS
Class Activity
TOPIC
 Design questionnaires according to your hypotheses
 Install SPSS software
 Get familiar with the screen (Refer to handout)
 Data collected, then can start key in your feedback
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