Entering Data in SPSS

Open SPSS. Select the radio button beside type in data.

Click OK.
At the bottom of the SPSS spreadsheet, select variable
view.
Each variable will be entered in a different row.
Begin by assigning your variable a name (must be less than
8 characters, all lower case).
Tab to the next column and you will see that most columns
automatically fill themselves.
Leave Type, Width, and Decimals as they are.
In the label column, give your variable a full name.

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If your variable is categorical or has been grouped
according to levels, enter the values for each level in the
values column.
Click the gray box beside none and the value labels dialog
box will open.
Give the first level of your variable a value of 1. Hit the tab
key and identify the value for this level (e.g. male). Click
add.
Continue doing this until all levels of your variable have
been named. Then click OK.
If the variable of interest is not a variable that is broken
down into groups (e.g. age, GPA, IQ, etc.), ignore this
column.

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Ignore the columns labeled Missing, Columns, and Align.
Click in the last column labeled measure, and select the
appropriate scale of measurement for the variable.
Repeat these steps for each variable.
When you have identified all of the variables, you are ready
to return to the data view window and enter your data.
In the data view window, select view in the toolbar and
make sure that value labels has a check beside it.