Workshops at Penn Libraries
Interested in learning more about a particular software or tool? Check out our upcoming workshops
Accessing SPSS
Several options are available for software access:
- SPSS is available through our Virtual Computing Lab.
- If you are on campus, lab computers with SPSS are available at Van Pelt and other libraries, as well as the Undergraduate and Graduate Data Analysis Labs in McNeil Building.
- Students may purchase SPSS with educational discount through Computer Connection.
Penn Libraries Books on SPSS
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Getting Started with SPSS
SPSS, a statistical package produced by IBM, is popular in some disciplines for its easy-to-use point-and-click interface.
These are some resources to help you get started learning SPSS.
- SPSS Programming and Data ManagementFree e-book from Raynald Levesque on using command syntax to acquire, merge, and transform data with SPSS, with editions up to SPSS 24.
- SPSS 25.0 Statistics CoachGuided IBM SPSS tutorial website for basic statistical procedures.
- SPSS Starter KitTutorials and videos for those getting started with SPSS.
- Raynald's SPSS ToolsTutorials and over 600 sample syntax, macros and scripts.
- Data Handling in SPSSData management tutorial.
- LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new windowFormerly Lynda.com, this videostream platform provides over 77,000 training videos related to new technologies and software.
Statistical Software Assistance at the Library
Appointments are available with our statistics software consultant for R, Stata, SPSS, and Python. Make an appointment via the Penn Libraries Technology Consultation Appointment page : select "Stata, R and Other Statistical Software" for available appointments.
How To
- Reading ICPSR Data Into SPSS (PDF)Tutorial from ICPSR, largest archive of social science data.