SPSS for Public Policy

In this hands-on workshop, participants will use data from public sources to import Excel files, create and merge SPSS files, compute new variables and perform descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. This workshop was designed for public policy graduate students but is open to all USC students, faculty and staff.

When: Monday, January 25, 2010 : 12:00pm to 1:50pm


Location: University Park Campus, Salvatori Computer Science Center, 126

Sponsored By:
USC Information Technology Services

Organizer: ITS Customer Support Center, (213) 740-2840

RSVP: http://www.usc.edu/its/adventures/rsvp.html

Using data from multiple datasets and formats (i.e., Excel and SPSS) participants will merge files to create an analytic dataset. They will use the menus to compute new variables, then include these variables in data analyses. The format is designed to use public datasets to answer specific questions of interest to public policy graduate students. SPSS features and functions will be taught in a hands-on format with a focus on solving real-life problems.

Descriptive statistics will be computed for use in the sample section of research reports. Bivariate correlations will be computed to compare relationships among dependent and independent variables. Multiple regression and regression diagnostics will be performed to test hypotheses.