SPSS Core Skills

This SPSS Core Skills workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the essential functions of the software, helping participants confidently set up SPSS data files, conduct statistical analyses (including graphs), and manipulate files and variables.

• Creating a new data set and entering data into SPSS
• Importing data from sources such as Microsoft Excel
• Defining variable properties, including value labels and missing value codes
• Performing data transformations (e.g., computing and recoding variables)
• Calculating descriptive statistics and other statistical procedures
• Introduction to charts and graphs

This is a practical, hands-on session where attendees will work with example datasets provided by the facilitator. No prior statistical knowledge is required, as the focus is on using the software rather than statistical theory.

This workshop is designed for researchers who need to analyse statistical data and require a user-friendly statistical package. It is suitable for both new and existing SPSS users.

SPSS 29 will be used during the session. Please note that this course focuses on the software itself and does not cover statistical theory. If you require an introduction to statistics, Academic Consulting offers relevant courses.

If you are a staff member, or a PhD student

Search for and enrol in IT Skills workshops by searching Hono Learning. Alternatively, you can enrol directly in SPSS Core Skills.

For all other postgraduate students

All other postgraduate students must complete the Expression of interest in NVivo Core Skills/SPSS Core Skills/Word Thesis Formatting workshops form.

Your expression of interest will be sent automatically to Organisational Development. 

Registration is limited to availability on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can find the best free SPSS resources under help/tutorials and case studies in your SPSS software. These are highly recommended resources that provide answers to questions like, "Why do I need to do it?", "How do I do it?" and "How do I interpret what I get back?".

In addition, the following online courses are available to you for free:

• You Tube
  • SPSS for Beginners 1: Introduction
  • Latest SPSS 24 Tutorials: Complete Stats Course in less than 60 minutes
  • And more…

• Lynda.com (through Auckland Libraries)
  • SPSS Statistics Essential Training
  • SPSS for Academic Research

A variety of SPSS resources are available on the Academic Consulting blog. You may also like to attend one of Academic Consulting’s chargeable online or facilitator led workshops.