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Creating tables, constructs & items in SPSS. Please help!

  • 1.  Creating tables, constructs & items in SPSS. Please help!

    Posted Wed April 19, 2023 10:25 AM

    Hi all!

    I am very much new to SPSS and currently trying to find my feet. 
    I would really appreciate any advice on what I am trying to attempt. I am currently a third-year university student trying to finish off my dissertation. I have just been told SPSS may be the way!
    For my project, I had to collect survey data (which I've done), and the questions were recorded using the Likert scale. Each question (item) relates to a variable (construct) that I am using in a conceptual framework.
    The paper that I found for inspiration was: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244020932918
    However, after importing my data, asserting the Likert scale, and grouping the questions into variables (avg mean) I have no clue how to create these tables. I have been on youtube for hours and still am confused as to how to reach this finishing point.

    For reference the first table looks like this, my data would fit into this layout if I only knew how to function SPSS better.


    I would be internally grateful if any of you have any advice or the process in which to achieve this! 

    Thanks in advance to all,
    E



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    El Norman
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  • 2.  RE: Creating tables, constructs & items in SPSS. Please help!

    Posted Fri April 21, 2023 11:13 AM

    Hi @El Norman 

    So from your table, I'm thinking you have eight (8) Factors (Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, ... etc.) and each of these is indicated by three (3) or more observed variables (Agreeableness = beta1*AGR1 + beta2*AGR2 +beta*AGR3 +Error).  This seems (to me) like an ideal scenario for IBM SPSS AMOS.

    I'm sure the more statistically inclined here have other suggestions for getting this done in SPSS Statistics.



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    David Dwyer
    SPSS Technical Support
    IBM Software
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