The workshop aims to introduce the use of the SPSS package, one of the most popular software for data analysis.
The workshop aims to introduce the use of the SPSS package, one of the most popular software for data analysis.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).
The course aims at developing the ability to design and develop research projects in psychology, to analyze data and correctly interpret the results, and to communicate research findings.
No specific preequirements are needed. It is advisable to have attended the course Experimental and statistical methods in psychology
Lectures can be delivered online through the Microsoft Teams platform. Students with DSA, disability or other special educational needs are invited to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account the methods of individual learning and provide suitable compensatory tools.
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).
Chiorri, C. (2014). Fondamenti di psicometria, 2a edizione. Milano: McGraw-Hill, or
Chiorri, C. (2020). Fondamenti di psicometria, 3a edizione. Milano: McGraw-Hill.
Computer tools and insights of the reference manual, available for free download on Aulaweb and Microsoft Teams.
Ricevimento: On request: valeria.battini@unige.it
VALERIA BATTINI (President)
CARLO CHIORRI
For Group 1, lectures will start on November 7, 2020.
For Groups 2 and 3, lectures will start in the 2nd Semester.
Please note that they will be delivered in Italian.
USING SOFTWARE FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
A final exam is not expected .
The exercises performed during the workshop will constitute evidence of the learning evaluation. Specifically, three exercises will be prepared on the subject topics of lectures that students will have to carry out in small groups. The teacher will evaluate the homework and will provide appropriate guidelines for any correction.
