Introduction to SPSS

COURSE

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CPSY402

Introduction to SPSS

(Practical)

CO37: Students will acquire basic knowledge of SPSS software.

CO38: Understand the process of descriptive statistics and demonstrate knowledge regarding bivariate analysis of data.

CO­39: Demonstrate an understanding of t-test, ANOVA and chi-square techniques of data analysis.

CO40: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Hands on practice, Assignments

Observation, Presentation of results, interpretation of findings

Exercise

1

Entering and Editing Data: Importing from Excel; Characteristics of Variables; Adding Value Labels; Grouping Data

2

Measures of central tendency: mean, median and mode

3

Measure of Dispersion: Range, Quartile Deviation, Standard deviation

4

Graphical representation of data: Bar Charts; Histograms; Pie Charts; Boxplots

5

Correlation: Pearson Method and Rank order correlation