268640 Getting started with SPSS

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH , Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
The purpose of this session is to provide learners with hands-on practice learning the basic layout of SPSS, and to develop basic data management skills in learning how to access, examine and save data.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe how to use SPSS to input and manipulate data. 2. Differentiate between various scales of measurement used in statistics.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: For the past decade I have taught classes in biostatistics, computing and epidemiologic research methods to diverse audiences with varying levels of knowledge, skill and expertise.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.