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Accessing Help in SPSS 20 for Windows

This page provides information on accessing the help and support features available in SPSS 20.

Note: SPSS help features may take up to 10 minutes to fully load.

Accessing SPSS Help

To access the built-in SPSS Help features:

  1. Click the Help tab at the top of the SPSS screen.

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  2. Select Tutorial from the pull-down menu.

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    • The Tutorial feature will introduce you to the layout of SPSS and will show you how to use many of the available features.

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  3. Select Case Studies from the pull-down menu.

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    • The Case Studies feature provides examples of various types of statistical analyses and shows how to interpret the results.

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  4. Select Statistics Coach from the pull-down menu.

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    • The Statistics Coach feature can help you decide which type of analysis to use based on your data and research questions and can help you interpret your results.

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  5. Select Command Syntax Reference from the pull-down menu.

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    • The Command Syntax Reference feature provides a guide to help you learn and understand SPSS syntax.

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Additional Help

For additional assistance with accessing help in SPSS 20, please call the ITS Customer Support Center or send an email to stats@usc.edu.

Last updated:
August 28, 2012

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