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SPSS and Semester Paper Tutorials:
These video files currently are experimental and may not yet work on your computer. Please try them and let the instructor or TA know if they do or do not work on your machine so that we can perfect them.

Stage 1 Video Tutorial - Examining the GSS Codebook and Choosing a Topic
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Stage 2 / Library Search Tutorials
If you are unfamiliar with the library's Search Now feature (useful for Stage 2), see the video tutorials located here. Pay special attention to the "Find Electronic Resources" heading on the left, as it will demonstrate several of the steps needed for locating articles for your literature review.
Stage 3 Video Tutorial - Frequency Tables and Descriptive Statistics in SPSS
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Stage 8 Video Tutorial - Recoding Variables in SPSS
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Stage 10 Video Tutorial - Creating Crosstabs (Tables) in SPSS
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If none of these videos work for you or you have a preferred video format in which you would like to see these tutorials, please e-mail the TA.