User Guide

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Overview
Figure 1-5
Right mouse button “What’s This?” pop-up Help for dialog box controls
Basic Steps in Data Analysis
Analyzing data with SPSS is easy. All you have to do is:
Get your data into SPSS. You can open a previously saved SPSS data file; read a
spreadsheet, database, or text data file; or enter your data directly in the Data Editor.
Select a procedure. Select a procedure from the menus to calculate statistics or
to create a chart.
Select the variables for the analysis. Thevariablesinthedatafilearedisplayedina
dialog box for the procedure.
Run the proced ure and look at the results. Results are displayed in the Viewer.