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SPSS Video Walkthroughs
One Procedure Per Video, With Its Checks Named
Each SPSS video walkthrough follows one procedure from the dialog to the output table, grouped below by the question it answers. A menu path shows where a procedure sits, not whether it suits your data, so the design and checks come first.
VIDEO WALKTHROUGHS
SPSS Video Walkthroughs by Type of Analysis
Each video runs one procedure in IBM SPSS, and the four groups below follow the kind of question the analysis answers.
Means and Group Differences
Comparisons of means across one, two or several groups and across repeated measures.
Multivariate and Rank-Based Tests
Several outcomes at once, and tests built on ranks for ordinal outcomes or where distributional assumptions are not tenable.
Association and Prediction
Relationships between variables, from correlation and categorical association to models that predict an outcome.
Data Checks, Scales and Survival
Describing and checking data, scale structure and reliability, and time-to-event curves.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
What a Procedure Walkthrough Has to Contain
A walkthrough is only as reliable as the decisions it makes before and after the dialog, and five of them separate a usable one from a risky one.
SPSS video walkthroughs show how an analysis is run in IBM SPSS, and for research use they need more than a sequence of menus. Procedure and menu walkthroughs show where to click; a walkthrough used in research should also say which design the procedure assumes, which table carries the result and what record remains afterward. OnlineSPSS, a specialist statistical consultancy for academic, clinical and professional research, carries out and reviews SPSS analyses through an in-house PhD-level statistician, and the question asked of the data and the conclusions drawn from them stay the researcher’s.
The Design a Walkthrough Assumes A walkthrough usually demonstrates one design on a tidy example file. A sound one names that design and the measurement levels it expects, so a reader with paired or clustered data sees at once that the steps do not transfer.
Menu Paths Tied to a Version Labels move between releases. Compare Means is named Compare Means and Proportions in recent versions, and newer t-test output adds one-sided p-values, so a walkthrough states the version it describes.
Output Tables Named as SPSS Prints Them Each table is named as SPSS labels it, with what it reports and which one carries the result. Reading the wrong row, such as the equal variances row when group spreads differ, is a frequent error.
What to Do When a Check Fails A walkthrough that shows only data meeting every assumption leaves the reader stranded. A useful one names the diagnostic plot to inspect and the route taken when it looks wrong, such as a robust or nonparametric alternative.
Example Data Versus Your Data Example files are usually complete and well coded. A walkthrough that says how its example differs from real data, with missing values, unequal groups or outliers, prepares the reader for output that will not match the screenshots.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions About Following a Walkthrough
Two things most often go wrong when an example is followed on another dataset: the numbers do not match, and several procedures seem to fit.
Why do my SPSS results differ from the walkthrough I followed?
Usually the cause is the version, the handling of missing values or the variable settings, not the procedure. Defaults and labels change between releases. Procedures also treat missing cases differently, some dropping a case from every test in the run once any of its variables is missing, others only from the tests that use the missing variable. Differences in measurement level or value coding change what a dialog offers. Compare the case counts first, since a different N often explains the gap.
How do I choose between procedures that seem to answer the same question?
Start from the type of outcome and the design, because they narrow the eligible procedures before preference does. A continuous outcome compared across independent groups points to one family, and a binary outcome in related observations to another. Then ask what estimate the question needs, such as a mean difference or an odds ratio, and choose the procedure that returns it with an interval.
How do you protect my research data and confidentiality?
Your data and project details are handled confidentially, and project information is not published. Researcher names and institutions are not used publicly without permission. An NDA is available where required and can be arranged before sensitive materials are shared. Read more about confidentiality and data security.
What happens when I request an assessment, and how long does it take?
You share your research question, design and relevant materials, such as the dataset or the output you have, and a statistically trained Research Coordinator reviews the request and responds the same day. The analysis, deliverables, timeline and one fixed project fee are then confirmed before any work begins, so the timeline follows from the agreed scope.
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