SPSS Frequently-Asked Questions

Directory: SPSS Programming Tips and Examples
Capabilities: Can SPSS do . . .? If so, how?
Directory: SPSS for Windows -- Installation, Operation, Extra Modules, Problems, etc.
Directory: SPSS for the Macintosh -- Installation Problems, Limitations, etc.
Information about SPSS® under the Vista™ Operating System
Using SPSS Server (UNIX) from SPSS for Windows or in Batch Mode
Patches from the SPSS Web Site For SPSS for Windows and Macintosh
Improvements in SPSS for Windows 15.x as compared with earlier releases
Improvements in SPSS for Macintosh 13.x as compared with earlier releases
Importing/Exporting Data from Other Software Packages


Using Data Base files (Excel, dBase, etc.) in SPSS for Windows
Using XML-coded Data Base files
Lost Variables (Columns) when Importing Data from Other Software
SPSS Version 9 and earlier: Using the Open Database (Database Capture) Option of the File Menu for Excel and Other non-SPSS files
Using the Open Database Option of the File Menu to Read Very Large (> 2GB) SAS data sets directly into SPSS


Using SPSS Data in SAS
Using SAS Data in SPSS
Using TAB-Delimited Data in SPSS
Backing Up Large SPSS Portable Files on a PC
Doing Meta Analysis Using SPSS (and other) Software
Launching SPSS for UNIX in an X-Win session in the ITS Public User Areas
Some Descriptives Differ When Doing ANOVA or Similar Procedures
Anomalies and Weirdness (OK, Bugs!) in SPSS software
Finding your IP address when Using SPSS for UNIX under Micro-X or Mac-X
Garbage Characters in SPSS Output files? How to return to ASCII
Reading raw data files with records longer than 1024 bytes
Graduate Packs: pre-packaged SPSS software for student purchase
SPSS Macros (local copies)
Macros and other files at the SPSS Web Site
Books for Novice SPSS Users


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Related help pages:

Information Applicable to More Than One Statistics Package
Statistics Samples and Examples (General; not package- or software-specific)