Analyzing SPSS (PASW) Software: Part 1

Developing a PASW Table

1. Open the Main Dataset file on the Resources page and IMPORT (easier) the data into PASW, making sure to only import the range from A1 to J52 on the Excel worksheet

2. Save the file to your computer under a unique name

3. Open the file and ensure all data are included on the PASW file. Eliminate extraneous

variables, usually in the column headers as V11, V12, etc.

4. Convert all decimal data to have a fixed length of three decimal points

5. Expand fields as necessary to ensure the names of the variables (top row) can be seen

6. Using the Analyze > Descriptive Statistics > Descriptive command, select all data and move

them Variables(s) section.

7. Click Options and make sure that Mean, Std Deviation, Variance, Range, Minimum,

Maximum, S.E. Mean, and Variable List are checked

8. Click Continue and then OK

9. Copy and Paste the table (Descriptive Statistics) to a Microsoft Word document and

manually manipulate it to conform to APA 6th edition requirements.

10. Open the Week1Notes.xls and study the notes explaining the columns in the table