IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Brief Guide
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IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Brief Guide
Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information under Notices on p. 158. This document contains proprietary information of SPSS Inc, an IBM Company. It is provided under a license agreement and is protected by copyright law. The information contained in this publication does not include any product warranties, and any statements provided in this manual should not be interpreted as such. When you send information to IBM or SPSS, you grant IBM and SPSS a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
© Copyright SPSS Inc. 1989, 2010.
Preface
The IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Brief Guide provides a set of tutorials designed to acquaint you with the various components of IBM® SPSS® Statistics. This guide is intended for use with all operating system versions of the software, including: Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. 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 Statistics Core system or ignore the online tutorial and start with the tutorials found here.
IBM SPSS Statistics 19
IBM® SPSS® Statistics 19 is a comprehensive system for analyzing data. SPSS Statistics 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 Statistics makes 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.
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IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Brief Guide
Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information under Notices on p. 158. This document contains proprietary information of SPSS Inc, an IBM Company. It is provided under a license agreement and is protected by copyright law. The information contained in this publication does not include any product warranties, and any statements provided in this manual should not be interpreted as such. When you send information to IBM or SPSS, you grant IBM and SPSS a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
© Copyright SPSS Inc. 1989, 2010.
Preface
The IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Brief Guide provides a set of tutorials designed to acquaint you with the various components of IBM® SPSS® Statistics. This guide is intended for use with all operating system versions of the software, including: Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. 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 Statistics Core system or ignore the online tutorial and start with the tutorials found here.
IBM SPSS Statistics 19
IBM® SPSS® Statistics 19 is a comprehensive system for analyzing data. SPSS Statistics 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 Statistics makes 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.
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