Getting started with SPSS syntax

SPSS Syntax has long been exploited by expert analysts due to its flexibility, power and ease of learning. Syntax vastly increases users’ productivity by making it easier to:

  • Fix problems without re-doing everything
  • Carry out repetitive tasks more efficiently
  • Allow analysts to share their work with others
  • Provide a recorded audit trail for better governance
  • Automatically generate results and create scheduled batch jobs

In this series of videos we show you how to get to grips with SPSS syntax covering:

Automating syntax with the SPSS Production Facility

  • The basics of SPSS syntax
  • The grammatical structure of syntax
  • Getting help with syntax
  • Useful syntax procedures
  • Creating filters with syntax
  • Automating syntax with the SPSS Production Facility

The basics of SPSS syntax

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Exploring the grammatical structure of syntax procedures

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Getting help with syntax

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Useful syntax procedures

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Different methods of filtering data using SPSS syntax

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Working with variables in SPSS syntax

Getting started with SPSS syntax

Automating the scheduling jobs with SPSS syntax

Getting started with SPSS syntax