How to make SPSS produce all tables in APA format automatically!

Formatting a graph that was exported from SPSS to Microsoft Word can be an absolute pain. Since neither program is known for it's simplicity or "user-friendliness", the interaction between the two can be predictably tedious and frustrating. The process of converting a standard SPSS table to APA format might be bearable, when you are talking about a single table, but can become overwhelming when you have an entire manuscript worth of tables. Fortunately, a few minor alterations to your SPSS settings can make SPSS do most of the heavily lifting for you, making SPSS automatically produce tables that closely resemble APA format and cutting down your formatting time by as much as 90%!

Stats Make Me Cry Blog EntriesJeremy J. TaylorJuly 15, 2014APA, how-to, SPSS, tutorial Comments

Introduction to R Programming

The following is one of the best introductions to R programming that I've found online. It is part of a larger series of tutorials created by Jared Knowles called R Bootcamp. Jared's tutorials are a valuable resource for anyone try to learn to program in R. Below the presentation are links to the handouts and R Code that are used during the HTML5 presentation that is linked below. Enjoy!

Tutorials, Stats Make Me Cry Blog EntriesJeremy J. TaylorFebruary 24, 2014R, tutorial Comments

Literate Statistical Programming with knitr - Creating Reproducible Analysis in R

This video was created by Dr. Roger Peng, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author at Simply Statistics. Dr. Peng is not affiliated with Stats Make Me Cry in any way and written consent was obtained before this video was posted.

R Tutorial VideosJeremy J. TaylorFebruary 11, 2014R.app, tutorial, reproducible research, knitr, html, videos, how-to Comment

R Is Not So Hard! A Tutorial, Part 4 (repost)

Part 3 we used the lm() command to perform least squares regressions. In Part 4 we will look at more advanced aspects of regression models and see what R has to offer. One way of checking for non-linearity in your data is to fit a polynomial model and check whether the polynomial model fits the data better than a linear model. Or you may wish to fit a quadratic or higher model because you have reason to believe that the relationship between the variables is inherently polynomial in nature.

Let’s see how to fit a quadratic model in R...

Confusing Stats Terms Explained: Heteroscedasticity (Heteroskedasticity)

Heteroscedasticity is a hard word to pronounce, but it doesn't need to be a difficult concept to understand. Put simply, heteroscedasticity (also spelled heteroskedasticity) refers to the circumstance in which the variability of a variable is unequal across the range of values of a second variable that predicts it.

A scatterplot of these variables will often create a cone-like shape, as the scatter (or variability) of the dependent variable (DV) widens or narrows as the value of the independent variable (IV) increases. The inverse of heteroscedasticity is homoscedasticity...

How to Conduct a Repeated Measures MANCOVA in SPSS

In today's blog entry, I will walk through the basics of conducting a repeated-measures MANCOVA in SPSS. I will focus on the most basic steps of conducting this analysis (I will not address some complex side issues, such as assumptions, power…etc). If you find yourself with lingering questions after walking through this blog, feel free to leave questions in the "comments" section, or visit the MANCOVA section of my discussion forum to find answers and/or ask questions of your own. Full disclosure: the example data used is from the SPSS sample/help files, and it can be downloaded below...

Basics of Working With Data in R

This video tutorial demonstrates how to perform some basic manipulations of data in R, including how to: view data, edit data, create subsets of data, remove variables from data, and create new variables in data

R Tutorial VideosJeremy J. TaylorApril 5, 2012R.app, stats, stitistics, tutorial, videos, how-toComment

How to Import SPSS Data into R

This video tutorial demonstrates how to import data into R that is currently in SPSS format. The video also shows how to do use a few basic commands on datasets, once they are imported into R. The steps in this video apply whether you are using a Mac or a PC/Windows machine.

R Tutorial VideosJeremy J. TaylorMarch 7, 2012R.app, spss, tutorial, videos, how-toComment

How to Install R for Windows and Use a Few Basic Functions

This video shows how to obtain and install R on the Windows (PC) platform. It also shows a few basic functions in R, such as how to install packages in R and load them for use.

R Tutorial VideosJeremy J. TaylorFebruary 20, 2012R.app, videos, stats, intro, how-to, tutorial Comment

How to Install R for Mac and Use a Few Basic Functions

This video shows how to obtain and install R on the Mac OS X platform. It also shows a few basic functions in R, such as how to install packages in R and load them for use. A PC version is here: How to Install R for Windows

R Tutorial VideosJeremy J. TaylorFebruary 16, 2012R.app, intro, videos, stats, mac, tutorialComment

Using Syntax to Assign 'Variable Labels' and 'Value Labels' in SPSS

Preparing a dataset for analysis is an arduous process. Besides recoding and cleaning variables, a diligent data analyst also must assign variable labels and value labels, unless they choose to wait until after your output is exported to Microsoft Word. Unfortunately, that option only leaves additional opportunity for error and confusion, not to mention the inefficiency of editing tables in Microsoft Word...

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