OVERVIEW

The workshop aims to introduce the use of the SPSS package, one of the most popular software for data analysis.

AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, exercises ( individual and group ) to be carried out independently, correction in the classroom and discussion of critical issues emerged.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

After an introduction on the management and organization of data by Excel, it will go to the description of the main features and functionality of SPSS (insert, recoding and display of data, descriptive statistics, contingency tables, correlation, comparison of averages and nonparametric tests, multivariate statistical analysis).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Fondamenti di psicometria, 2°/ed (C. Chiorri, 2014)
• Computer tools and insights of the reference manual, available for free download at the following link: http://www.ateneonline.it/chiorri2e/areastudenti.asp

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

VALERIA BATTINI (President)

CARLO CHIORRI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

09/27/2016

Class schedule

USING SOFTWARE FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

A final exam is not expected .

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exercises performed during the workshop will constitute evidence of the learning evaluation. Specifically, four exercises will be prepared on the subject topics of lectures that students will have to play independently for an estimated time of fifteen hours. The teacher will evaluate the homework and will provide appropriate guidelines for the eventual correction.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

It suggests the previous course attendance Experimental and statistical methods in psychology.