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Hello, I am looking for some online resources describing good basic SPSS practices related to data entry, data cleaning and verification, basic recoding and scale building, etc. Thanks so much in advance for any tips.
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Raynald Levesque's book should have at least some of what you're looking for.
http://www.spsstools.net/en/resources/spss-programming-book/ Zdaniuk, Bozena-3 wrote > Hello, I am looking for some online resources describing good basic SPSS > practices related to data entry, data cleaning and verification, basic > recoding and scale building, etc. Thanks so much in advance for any tips. > cheers, > bozena > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@.UGA > (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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If you are getting this book, get the current edition from the IBM Analytics website. Ray has not been involved with the book for many years. However, it is not really about the issues Bozena listed. It is more about Python and R programmability and SAS-SPSS equivalents. Still worth reading. On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:05 PM Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote: Raynald Levesque's book should have at least some of what you're looking for. -- |
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Although if the OP doesn't want all the probrammability stuff, the 1st or 2nd
edition might be more suitable. From the link I gave: "3rd Edition, updated for SPSS 14. Download: PDF. The 3rd edition is substantially different from earlier editions, as 50% of the book is dedicated to the Python integration." Jon Peck wrote > If you are getting this book, get the current edition from the IBM > Analytics website. Ray has not been involved with the book for many > years. However, it is not really about the issues Bozena listed. It is > more about Python and R programmability and SAS-SPSS equivalents. Still > worth reading. > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:05 PM Bruce Weaver < > bruce.weaver@ > > > wrote: > >> Raynald Levesque's book should have at least some of what you're looking >> for. >> >> http://www.spsstools.net/en/resources/spss-programming-book/ >> >> >> >> Zdaniuk, Bozena-3 wrote >> > Hello, I am looking for some online resources describing good basic >> SPSS >> > practices related to data entry, data cleaning and verification, basic >> > recoding and scale building, etc. Thanks so much in advance for any >> tips. >> > cheers, >> > bozena >> > ===================== >> > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >> >> > LISTSERV@.UGA >> >> > (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the >> > command. To leave the list, send the command >> > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L >> > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command >> > INFO REFCARD >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> -- >> Bruce Weaver >> > bweaver@ >> http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ >> >> "When all else fails, RTFM." >> >> NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. >> To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ >> >> ===================== >> To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >> > LISTSERV@.UGA > (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the >> command. To leave the list, send the command >> SIGNOFF SPSSX-L >> For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command >> INFO REFCARD >> > -- > Jon K Peck > jkpeck@ > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@.UGA > (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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That old material may still be covered there - the book grew, but V14 is 11 or so releases ago, and lots of things have changed. On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:28 PM Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote: Although if the OP doesn't want all the probrammability stuff, the 1st or 2nd -- |
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For questionnaire surveys there are some implied guidelines contained in the tutorials on my page: Block 1: From questionnaire to SPSS saved file http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/summary-guide-to-spss-tutorials.html See especially: 1.1.3 Introduction to the use of computers in survey analysis 1.3.3.9 Some general advice on file building in SPSS For elementary level data entry: The Beginners’ [Clods’ ] Guide to Survey Analysis Using SPSS , might be useful together with accompanying slide-shows: https://www.academia.edu/9157058/Clods_Guide_slide-show_1 https://www.academia.edu/9157153/Clods_Guide_slide-show_2 For basic recoding see: 2.3: Data transformations http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/23-data-transformations.html . . and (very elementary) scale building: 3.5: Derived variables (COUNT and COMPUTE) http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/23-data-transformations.html A warning to everyone in how not to derive attitude scales is: SPSS files for British Social Attitudes 32 (2011): a cautionary tale for the unwary Survey researchers in UK and Europe are slowly beginning to adopt common conventions for their SPSS files (e.g. use of negative user-missing values) but there is a long way to go before a full set of agreed protocols emerges. On my site there are introductions to, and commentaries on, the design, structure and presentation of SPSS *.sav files for major surveys distributed by the UK Data Service, UKDS [ https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ ] and other archives. Commentaries include: Understanding Society 2010 National Well-being (UK Office for National Statistics) http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/ons-national-well-being.html Commentary on SPSS file for British Social Attitudes 2011 Notes on British Social Attitudes 2004 teaching data set http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/9/8/2998485/notes_on_bsa_2004_marsh_and_elliott.pdf British Social Attitudes: Exploring the SPSS files Accounts of the tremendous work involved in reconciling metadata from different waves of the same survey are on page: British Social Attitudes 1983 to 2014: Cumulative SPSS file http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/british-social-attitudes-1983-onwards-cumulative-spss-file.html which has links to eleven separate commentaries covering type conflicts, measurement levels, missing values, variable and labelling, multiple response. Hope this helps John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm) [Retired academic survey researcher] Email: [hidden email] Website: Journeys in Survey Research Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS) Research: Subjective Social Indicators (Quality of Life) From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jon Peck That old material may still be covered there - the book grew, but V14 is 11 or so releases ago, and lots of things have changed. On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:28 PM Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote:
-- Jon K Peck ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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May I suggest searching the archives for Author: Kendall
and the word practice. I have been meaning to pull that stuff into one document, but alas there are only 24 hours in a day. ----- Art Kendall Social Research Consultants -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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I have found Jacqueline Collier's "Using SPSS Syntax - A beginner's Guide" to be a good source, see Contents in https://www.amazon.com/Using-SPSS-Syntax-Beginner-x2032/dp/1412922186/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=#reader_1412922186
Robert -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Zdaniuk, Bozena Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 10:48 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: good basic SPSS practices resources? Hello, I am looking for some online resources describing good basic SPSS practices related to data entry, data cleaning and verification, basic recoding and scale building, etc. Thanks so much in advance for any tips. cheers, bozena ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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Well thet didn't lead anywhere Art:
http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=5735224&query=message%3Apractice+author%3A%22Kendall%22&days=0 ----- Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel free to email me. --- "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
Please reply to the list and not to my personal email.
Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel free to email me. --- "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" |
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Art,
I'm not getting anything either, and I bypassed Nabble and went straight to the archives. Brian ________________________________________ From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] on behalf of David Marso [[hidden email]] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 3:26 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: good basic SPSS practices resources? Well thet didn't lead anywhere Art: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=5735224&query=message%3Apractice+author%3A%22Kendall%22&days=0 ----- Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel free to email me. --- "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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message:(good OR practice OR assurance) author:"kendall"
posts."good" I have often harped on "quality assurance" and "good practice" "good practices" etc. Sorry I did not pre-test the search ----- Art Kendall Social Research Consultants -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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An intermediate guide to SPSS programming: using syntax for data management (Sage 2005) It's not on-line, but pages can be viewed on Google books. https://books.google.fr/books?id=mf8pEAAzN4gC&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle :An+intitle:intermediate+intitle:guide+intitle:to+intitle:SPSS+intitle:progr amming+intitle:using+intitle:syntax+intitle:for+intitle:data+inauthor:Boslau gh+inpublisher:Sage&hl=en&ei=FbdmTN34JMrT4wb_-omZBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=b ook-preview-link&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false The book is based on SPSS 11 so some of her syntax examples are by now rather dated, and SPSS has largely superseded them, but her logic and method remain valid and relevant. Has she thought about a new edition? In private correspondence a few years ago, she said yes (with SPSS 18!) preferably with much larger, and real, data sets: also, despite her reservations about different operational environments, some actual screenshots? After all the other SPSS books I've reviewed, it was like a breath of fresh air: clear and concise, nicely written and presented, and I finished it in two sittings (in preference to John Le Carré!). It's absolutely wonderful: I have always been considered (by others) an expert in SPSS, having been a user, consultant and teacher since 1972, but I learned a few things from this book, some new, some better explained than in manuals or by the experts on the SPSSX-Listerver. There's far more coverage than in other books and I particularly like the approach of posing data-management and research problems and situations before launching into SPSS syntax. The author has clearly worked on dozens if not hundreds of different data sets for different clients and/or students and comes across as a rare kindred spirit. John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm) [Retired academic survey researcher] Email: [hidden email] Website: Journeys in Survey Research Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS) Research: Subjective Social Indicators (Quality of Life) -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Art Kendall Sent: 29 November 2017 00:35 To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: good basic SPSS practices resources? message:(good OR practice OR assurance) author:"kendall" posts."good" I have often harped on "quality assurance" and "good practice" "good practices" etc. Sorry I did not pre-test the search ----- Art Kendall Social Research Consultants -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Another source I like is "Take good care of your data" by Sven Juel et al (http://www.epidata.dk/downloads/takecare.pdf). Not updated to cover later versions of the software, but since it is oriented towards basic data management practices, most of the content is still valid. Describes SPSS and Stata procedure in parallel.
Robert ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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