Math 151 Spring 2004, SPSS frequently
asked questions
Versions: V. 12 was installed on the Wells lab computers
January, 04. The main difference I see so far from earlier versions is
that variable names are no longer limited to 8 letters (numbers), and
are case sensitive. You still can't use spaces. Stick with
8-character names for backward compatibility if you expect to use v. 11
or
previous on your data.
V. 10's Interactive Graphs does not work well on Windows 2000 or XP;
you need 11 or better for them. (The rest seems to work pretty much
ok.)
SPSS is a powerful computer package that does statistical analyses
of data. It has been developed over many years and is like a huge
house that was built in stages, in many different architectural
styles. So there may be several ways to do almost the same thing,
but it may come out slightly different in each way. KEEP
NOTES when you figure out how to do something you might want to do
again. (1/20/04)
SPSSFAQ.htm 1/21/04
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