User Guide

Preface
The SPSS® 13.0 Brief Guide provides a set of tutorials designed to acquaint you
with the va
rious components of the SPSS system. You can work through the
tutorials in sequence or turn to the topics for which you need additional information.
You can use this guide as a supplement to the online tutorial that is included with
the SPSS B
ase 13.0 system or ignore the online tutorial and start with the tutorials
found here.
SPSS 13.0
SPSS 13.0
is a comprehensive system for analyzing data. SPSS can take data from
almost any type of file and use them to generate tabulated reports, charts, and plots of
distributions and trends, descriptive statistics, and complex statistical analyses.
SPSS mak
es statistical analysis more accessible for the beginner and more
convenient for the experienced user. Simple menus and dialog box selections make
it possible to perform complex analyses without typing a single line of command
syntax
. The Data Editor offers a simple and efficient spreadsheet-like facility for
entering data and browsing the working data file.
Internet Resources
The SPSS Web site (http://www.spss.com) offers answers to frequently asked
questi
ons about installing and running SPSS software and provides access to data
files and other useful information.
In addition, the SPSS USENET discussion group (not sponsored by SPSS)
is ope
ntoanyoneinterestedinSPSSproducts. TheUSENETaddressis
comp.soft-sys.stat.spss. It deals with computer, statistical, and other operational
issuesrelatedtoSPSSsoftware.
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