Running

of
Data

Steps to follow:
(1)Open your data
encoded in Excel File
Format.
Note:
Make sure that your data i
s encoded correctly
(2)Open your SPSS
software.

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(3) Copy the data. Only the

scores, excluding the
names and numbers of
each respondent.

(4)Paste your data in Data

View Tab

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(5) Rename the

VAR00001
VAR00002
VAR00003

(6) Go to Variable View

Tab. Just click below.

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(7) Under the column

Name Rename

VAR00001 as our pretest

Rename VAR00002 as our
group Rename VAR00003
our posttest
(8)asUnder
the column
NoType
Space
Label
in complete
namePre-Test Scores Type in
complete nameGroupings Type
in complete namePost-Test

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Test
Defining the Values and
Scales

(9) Go to Values beside

Groupings
(10) Click the small
button next to the word
None a small window
will appear.

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(11) Type in:
Value : 1
Label: Experimental
Group
Then
(12) click
Typeadd
in:
Value : 2
Label: Control Group
Then click add

Then click ok.

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(11) Go to the last
column on Measure and
click Scales alongside
Groupings
(12) Click the small arrow
down and click
NOMINAL

(13) Return to Data View

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Data

(14) Go to Menu Tab

above
(15) Click
Analyze
Compare Means
Independent Sample TTest

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Cont.
(16) A Small window will
appear

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cont
(17) Highlight the pretest and post scores and
place it inside the
variable
box
(18) Highlight the
Groupings and placed it
inside the Groupings
variable box

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Defining the Groups
(19) Click Define
Groups
(20) Type in for:
Group 1: 1
Group 2: 2
(21) Click Continue

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Generating Our Data
(22) Click Ok
(23) A new window will
appear
(24) You now have your
data.