Basics of SPSS Training for Residents and Fellows
from
Thursday, October 23, 2025 (8:30 AM)
to
Friday, October 24, 2025 (5:00 PM)
Monday, October 20, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration & opening
Registration & opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
9:00 AM
Overview of Data Analysis Plan
-
Mekitie Wondafrash
(
SPIRHR
)
Overview of Data Analysis Plan
Mekitie Wondafrash
(
SPIRHR
)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
- Understanding terms used in data analysis planning - Linking research questions to type of analysis / statistical test
9:30 AM
Getting acquainted with the IBM SPSS environment
Getting acquainted with the IBM SPSS environment
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
SPSS interface: Data View, Variable View, Output, Syntax Window Menu navigation and useful features
10:30 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
10:45 AM
Data Management in SPSS (Part I)
Data Management in SPSS (Part I)
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Opening and importing datasets Naming, labeling, defining, recoding variables Generating variables Missing data
12:30 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
1:30 PM
Data management in SPSS (part II)
Data management in SPSS (part II)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Sorting, selecting, splitting, merging, and aggregating data Creating and recoding variables (string, numeric, date)
3:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
3:15 PM
Univariate analysis and basic graphics
Univariate analysis and basic graphics
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Descriptive statistics Visualizing data: bar charts, histograms, boxplots, scatter plot, Box plot, etc. One-sample t-test and non-parametric alternatives (Wilcoxon Signed Ranked Test (1 sample)
4:30 PM
Days evaluation
Days evaluation
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Participant feedback
Friday, October 24, 2025
9:00 AM
Recap and questions
Recap and questions
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Summary of Day 1, troubleshooting
9:10 AM
Bivariate analysis: two categorical variables
Bivariate analysis: two categorical variables
9:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Cross-tabulation and Chi-square tests Fisher’s exact test Clustered bar charts
10:40 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
10:55 AM
Bivariate Analysis: comparing means with parametric tests
Bivariate Analysis: comparing means with parametric tests
10:55 AM - 12:40 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Scatter plots Paired t-test Independent-sample t-test One-way ANOVA Repeated measures ANOVA
12:40 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
1:40 PM
Bivariate analysis: comparing means with non-parametric tests
Bivariate analysis: comparing means with non-parametric tests
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Mann–Whitney test Kruskal–Wallis tests Wilcoxon Signed Ranked Test (2 sample) Friedman’s ANOVA
3:10 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
3:25 PM
Introduction to multivariate regression analysis
Introduction to multivariate regression analysis
3:25 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Concepts of multivariate analysis Model diagnostics Introduction to logistic and linear regressions
4:40 PM
Wrap-up and evaluation
Wrap-up and evaluation
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Summary, participant feedback