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SPSS and Simple Statistics for Business

• AFCA Workshops and Tutorials Series

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Introduction to Statistics (1 of 6)

• What is Statistics?
• A Branch of Mathematics
• Statistic vs. Statistics
• Data Collection and Organization
• Surveys/questionnaires
• Other sources of data
• Representation of data
• Tabular format
• Variables
• dependent vs. independent
• type of values

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Introduction to Statistics (2 of 6)

• Type of Statistics
• Descriptive vs. Inferential
• Examples
• Working with tabular data
• Sorting
• Arranging based on desired properties
• Representing Data
• Charts Pie, Histograms, Paretto, Gantt
• Running Charts, Stem-and-Leaf
• Other formats

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Introduction to Statistics (3 of 6)

• Probabilities
• Counting Principles
• Permutations, Arrangements, Combinations
• Expectations
• Finite and Continuous Probability
• Events Independence
• Conditional Probability
• Bayes Formula
• Binomial Distribution
• Random Variables

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Introduction to Statistics (4 of 6)

• Summarization of Data
• Sample vs. Population
• Range, Frequency, and Distribution
• Mean, Mode, Median, as measures of Central
  Tendency
• Variations, Deviation, Standard Deviation
• Sampling Methods and Sampling Distributions
• Normal Distribution Properties
• z-values
• t-Student values (small samples)

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Introduction to Statistics (5 of 6)

• Hypothesis Testing Null and Alternative
• Types of Errors
• One- and Two-Tale Test
• Proportions
• Sample Size
• Tow populations
• F-values
• Chi-Square Distribution
• Correlation Least Square, Linear, Multi-Linear,
  Non-Linear

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Introduction to Statistics (6 of 6)

• Regression
• Non-normal distributions
• Non-parametric Methods Analysis of Ranked Data
• Index Numbers
• Time Series Analysis
• Decision Making under Uncertainty
• Forecasting
• Statistical Process Control
• Using run-charts
• Upper and lower limits

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SPSS - The Basics (1 of 3)

• Student vs. Professional version
• MS Windows Application
• Look and Feel
• Common Windows Operations
• File menu Data vs. Output Window
• Edit menu
• Views...
• Main Functions
• Working with Data Window
• Variables and Cases
• Data Editor vs. Output Window

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SPSS - The Basics (2 of 3)

• Computing Simple Statistics
• Summarizing
• Computing Central Tendency values
• Drawing Simple Graphs
• Editing a Graph
• Changing the Defaults
• Menus and Dialog Boxes
• How they work?
• Changing the Defaults
• Cases Sorting and Splitting

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SPSS - The Basics (3 of 3)

• Transforming Data Values
• Pivoting Tables
• Creating and Displaying Layers
• Editing Pivot Tables
• Hiding Rows and Columns
• Changing Data Display Formats
• Customizing Tables
• Organizing Output Windows

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SPSS - Advanced Functions (1 of 2)

• File Menu
• Import and Export formats
• Spreadsheet files
• Database files
• ASCII files delimited vs. fixed columns
• Edit menu Options
• Data Window
• Transpose
• More on Variables
• Numeric vs. Non-numeric Data
• Using Labels

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SPSS - Advanced Functions (2 of 2)

• Computing Advanced Statistics
• t-test
• ANOVA
• Linear models
• Correlation
• Regression
• Classification
• Non-parametric tests
• Time Series

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SPSS - Wrap-Up (1 of 1)

• Getting and Using Help
• Tutorials