Statistics toolbox

SPSS

  Entering data:

• Reading in Excel, comma-separated-values (csv) text, ASCII fixed-format text:

          1.  http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/notes/entering.htm

          2. https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/statprogram/sites/onlinecourses.science.psu.edu.statprogram/files/lesson00/importing_data_spss.swf.html

          3. http://libguides.library.kent.edu/SPSS/ImportData

• Reading in data via SPSS syntax editor:  

          1.  http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/modules/input.htm

• Inputting data directly into the SPSS data editor:

          1.  http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/modules/dataed.htm

          2.  http://libguides.library.kent.edu/SPSS/CreateData

  Exploring data:  http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/notes/exploring.htm

• Descriptive statistics: 

          1. http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/output/descriptives.htm

          2. via syntax editor: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/output/descriptives.htm

• Percentiles: http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3946714#
• Boxplot, stem-and-leaf plot: http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3946466
• Histograms:

          1.  http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3946466

          2.  http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3946714#

          3.  via syntax editor: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/output/descriptives.htm

• Graphs:   https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/statprogram/sites/onlinecourses.science.psu.edu.statprogram/files/lesson00/charts_graphs_spss.swf.html
• Frequency table (for categorical data): http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3974553#
• Cross-tabulation (for categorical data): http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=481510&sid=3951202#

  Modifying data:

• http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/notes/modifying.htm
• Computing a new variable: http://libguides.library.kent.edu/SPSS/ComputeVariables
• via syntax editor: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/modules/functions.htm

  Managing data:

• http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/notes/managing.htm

  Analyzing data:

• http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/notes/analyze.htm

SAS

SAS online documentation:

• http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/docMainpage.jsp
• SAS Wikibook: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/SAS/Basics
• Reading data: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/sas/library/SASRead_os.htm#ReadingExcelFilesIntoSAS

R

Installer:

• http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/

Beginner’s guide:

• http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/doc/contrib/Paradis-rdebuts_en.pdf

Latex

Installation:

• Install MIKTex for Windows: http://mirror.unl.edu/ctan/info/beginlatex/beginlatex-3.6.pdf
• for Mac OS: http://ii2.sourceforge.net/tex-index.html
• TexStudio: http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/

Beginner’s guide:

• http://mirror.jmu.edu/pub/CTAN/info/beginlatex/beginlatex-3.6.pdf

These services are provided by the Graduate College's Graduate Center for Research and Retention which offers support services for graduate students. Contact Dr. Marianne Di Pierro, or call (269) 387-8249 for more information.

Page updated 11/07/14