Learn the basics of exploring your data! This undergraduate-led workshop is designed to provide students with a practical guide for navigating SPSS, the popular statistics computer program used in the social sciences.
When – Wednesday, Feb. 3rd from 1-2PM
Where – Buchanan B125 (located in the computer labs of Buchanan A)
Details:
- Free workshop open to undergraduate students of any year and in any faculty (although workshop examples will be based on sociological research).
- No prior social statistics knowledge needed—the focus is on practical use of the software and only the basic idea behind statistical techniques will be covered.
- This workshop is based on learning to access and use secondary public use social science data. However, students may also apply workshop exercises to their own data instead.
- A take-home SPSS handout will be provided—this covers all workshop material and more. Please bring a pen!
What you’ll learn in SPSS 23
- Using statistical tools – frequency distributions (tables & charts), univariate analysis, measures of central tendency & dispersion, bivariate analysis, & more!
- Data management skills – Locating and accessing public use datasets, recoding variables, dealing with missing variables.
For more information, please email ubcsociundergrads@gmail.com.
Check out the workshop handout here.