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IBM : Data Management and Manipulation with IBM SPSS Statistics (v23)

13 September 2018 @ 8:00 am - 17 September 2018 @ 3:30 pm

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Data Management and Manipulation with IBM SPSS Statistics is a two day course on the use of a wide range of transformation techniques, ways to automate data preparation work, manipulate data files and analytical results. You will gain an understanding of the various options for controlling the IBM SPSS Statistics operating environment and how to perform data transformations efficiently.

Pre-Requisites

You should have:

General computer literacy
Completion of the Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics (V23) (0G504G) course or experience with IBM SPSS Statistics (Version 18 or later) including familiarity with defining data, basic uses of Recode and Compute transformations, the Frequencies, Descriptives, and Crosstabs procedures, and creating and editing tables and charts.
No statistical background is necessary.

Content

Helpful Data Management Features

Read from a database using the Database Wizard
Customize variable attributes
Compare datasets
Use Variable Sets
Rename datasets

Use Functions

Identify the general form of a function
Use statistical functions
Use logical functions
Use missing value functions
Use conversion functions
Use system variables

Additional Data Transformations

Use Automatic Recode to recode string variables into numeric variables
Use Count Values within Cases to count values across variables

Set the Unit of Analysis

Remove duplicate cases
Create aggregated datasets
Restructure datasets

Merge Files

Add cases from one dataset to another
Add variables from one dataset to another
Enrich a dataset with aggregated information

Analyze Multiple Response Questions

Describe the two ways to encode a multiple response set
Define multiple response sets
Use the Multiple Response Frequencies and Crosstabs procedures

Edit Tables and Charts

Use the features of the Pivot Table Editor
Create and apply customized TableLooks
Use the features of the Chart Editor
Create and apply customized chart templates

Introduction to the Output Management System

Explain Output Types
Specify an OMS request to suppress output
Specify an OMS request to export output

Automate IBM SPSS Statistics

Describe and use the features of the Syntax Editor
Make simple changes to syntax
Describe and use the features of the Production Facility dialog box
Run a simple production job
Describe the use of external programming languages with Statistics
Describe and use the features of the Syntax Editor
Make simple changes to syntax

Control the IBM SPSS Statistics Environment

Describe the features of the Options dialog box
Reset the display of variables
Set the default working data folders
Change transformation options for variables

Target Audience

This advanced course is for:

Anyone who has worked with IBM SPSS Statistics and wants to explore additional data management and manipulation features of IBM SPSS Statistics and generally increase their efficiency with IBM SPSS Statistics.
Anyone who has learned the basic operations of IBM SPSS Statistics on their own.