1.0 SPSS commands used in this unit
| crosstabs | Crosstabulations |
| t-test | t-tests |
| glm | General linear models |
| regression | OLS regressions |
| pplot | Normal probability plot |
| logistic | Logistic regressions |
| npar | Non-parametric tests |
2.0 Demonstration and explanation
For this section we will be using the hs1.sav data set that we worked with in previous sections.
get file "c:spss_datahs1.sav".
2.1 Chi-square
The chi-square test is used to determine if there is a relationship between two categorical variables.
* chi-square test. crosstabs /tables prgtype by ses /statistic = chisq.
2.2 t-tests
This is the one-sample t-test, testing whether the sample of writing scores was drawn from a population with a mean of 50.
t-test /testval=50 /variables=write.
This is the two-sample independent t-test with separate (unequal) variances.
t-test groups=female(0 1) /variables=write.
This is the paired t-test, testing whether or not the mean of write equals the mean of science.
t-test pairs= write with science (paired).
2.2 ANOVA
In this example the glm command is used to perform a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).
glm write by prog /design = prog.
In this example the glm command is used to perform a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The plot option creates plots of the means, which can be a great visual aid to understanding the data.
glm write by prog ses /design = prog, ses, prog*ses /plot = profile(prog*ses).
The Tukey test is used to test all the pair-wise comparisons of the levels of prog.
glm write by prog ses /design = prog, ses, prog*ses /posthoc = prog(tukey).
Here the glm command performs an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Note that the results are exactly the same as in the regression where write and science are regressed on math.
glm math with science write /design= science write.
2.3 Regression
This is plain old OLS regression.
regression /dependent math /method=enter write science.
It is often very useful to look at the standardized residual versus standardized predicted plot in order to look for outliers and to check for homogeneity of variance. The ideal situation is to see no observations beyond the reference lines, which means that there are no outliers. Also, we would like the points on the plot to be distributed randomly, which means that all the systematic variance has been explained by the model.
regression /dependent math /method=enter socst write ses /save residual (res_1) /scatterplot=(*zresid ,*zpred). * The reference lines are added via the point-and-click interface in the Chart Editor.
The P-P plots command produces a normal probability plot. It is a method of testing if the residuals from the regression are normally distributed.
*residual plots. pplot /variables=res_1 /type=p-p /dist=normal.
The Q-Q plots produces a normal quantile plot. It is another method for testing if the residuals are normally distributed. The normal quantile plot is more sensitive to deviances from normality in the tails of the distribution, whereas the normal probability plot is more sensitive to deviances near the mean of the distribution.
pplot /variables=res_1 /type=q-q /dist=normal.
2.4 Logistic regression
Logistic regression requires a dependent variable that is dichotomous (i.e., has only two values). As we do not have such a variable in our data set, we will create one called honcomp (honors composition). This is purely for illustrative purposes only!
* creating a dichotomous variable. compute honcomp = (write > 60). execute. * logistic regression. logistic regression var=honcomp /method=enter read socst.
2.5 Non-parametric tests
The binomial test is the nonparametric analog of the single-sample two-sided t-test.
* binomial test. npar test /binomial (.50)= write (50).
The signrank test is the nonparametric analog of the paired t-test.
* sign test. npar test /sign= read with write (paired).
The Mann Whitney U test is the nonparametric analog of the independent two-sample t-test.
*signrank test. npar tests /m-w= write by female(1 0).
The Kruskal Wallis test is the nonparametric analog of the one-way ANOVA.
* kruskal-wallis test. npar tests /k-w=write by prog(1 3).
3.0 For more information
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Choosing the Correct Statistical Test in SPSS
Includes guidelines for choosing the correct non-parametric test - SPSS Frequently Asked Questions
Covers many different topics including: ANOVA, Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and linear regression - SPSS Regression Webbook
Includes such topics as diagnostics, categorical predictors, testing interactions and testing contrasts - SPSS Data Analysis Examples
Includes examples of common data analysis techniques - SPSS Annotated Output
- SPSS Library
Topics in ANOVA and other subjects
Includes annotated output for descriptive statistics, correlation,
regression and logistic regression