This tutorial explains how to import data from Excel into the SPSS statistics package.
Preparing Excel
Open the Excel spreadsheet from which you wish to import data.
You can see in our example that we have 5 columns of data.
Before you begin the process of importing your data into SPSS, you need to ensure that your variable names are in the first row of the worksheet, and that there is no gap between the first and second rows. Our worksheet satisfies both these requirements.
It’s also wise to clean up your data. For example, if you had coded one of the Frisbee Throwing Distance items as “50m” rather than just “50”, this would be a good time to make a correction.
PSPP File Conversion Service. GNU PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS, and appears very similar to it with a few exceptions. This webpage allows you to use PSPP to read SPSS or SPSS/PC+ system files (.sav or.sys) or SPSS portable files (.por). Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With. In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want. Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box. Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.) and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open sav file, edit sav file, convert sav file, view sav file, play sav file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database). Hint: Click on the tab below to simply browse between the. Typically, you find saved game files and other.SAV files in a folder associated with the program which opens them. Open that program and use the option to load or open a saved file. If you know the file is associated with a game, but you don't know which one, you can copy it into each game's saved game folder and then try to open it. Windows cannot open this file: example.sav To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. If you don't know how to set the.sav file association, check the FAQ. Can I change the extension of files? Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea.
Once you have got your worksheet straight, you can open up SPSS.
Importing Data from Excel into SPSS
There are a number of different ways to import data into SPSS. We’re going to use a method that allows backward compatibility with older versions of SPSS.
To start, click File -> Open -> Data (as below).
Once you click Data, the Open Data box will appear.
In the Files of type box, you need to select Excel (see 1 above, though obviously things will look slightly different if you’re using a Mac). Then navigate to the folder that contains your Excel file, and you’ll see your Excel file pop up (see 2 above). Open the file, and you’ll get the Read Excel File dialog box.
Read Excel File Dialog Box
This dialog box offers a number of options. Mainly these are self-explanatory, but it is probably worth explaining the “Percentage of values that determine data type” option. This is how the latest version of SPSS assigns a data type to your variables. The percentage is the proportion of values in a particular column that must match a specific data type for SPSS to assign that data type to a variable. In our example, a variable will be assigned to a particular data type if 95% of values match that type (for example, if 95% of values are numeric in form). The value can be any number above 50. If SPSS is unable to determine a data type on this basis it will assign the variable to a string type.
Once you’ve selected the options you require, and checked your data looks okay in the preview window, press OK to begin the import.
Check Your Data Within SPSS
SPSS will import your data into a new Data View with variable names at the top.
Obviously, the first thing to do here is to check that the data has come across successfully. If everything looks okay, the next stage is to check whether the various data parameters have been set correctly. Is numerical data correctly set as numerical, for example?
To check this, click on the Variable View tab (see red arrow, above). This will bring up the variable view within SPSS.
Variable View
As you can see from the image below, SPSS did a good job with our sample data, correctly identifying SubjectID, Gender, DogOwner and FrisbeeThrowing as data type numeric, and Education as data type string.
It also got level of measurement correct (see the Measure column), identifying SubjectID, Gender, Education and DogOwner as nominal data, and FrisbeeThrowing as scale (that is, as interval/ratio data).
***************
That’s pretty much it for this tutorial. You should now have a good idea of how to import data from Excel into the SPSS statistics package.
***************
EZSPSS on YouTube
We have a video tutorial that covers this same material in slightly more detail. Check it out!
The table below provides useful information about the .sav file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .sav file?
- What program do I need to open a .sav file?
- How can the .sav file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .sav files to another format?
Table of Contents
- 🔄 .sav file converters
We hope you find this page helpful and a valuable resource!
2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ General Saved Data
How To Open Spss File
SAV file is a General Saved Data. Various programs use this extension for saved datas.
✅ SPSS Data
SPSS file is a SPSS Data. SPSS is a comprehensive statistical package that combines data manipulation and statistical analysis.
Other types of files may also use the .sav file extension.
🚫 The .sav file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
How To Open .sav File Without Spss
🔴 Can't open a .sav file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Open Sav File Online
Windows cannot open this file:
example.sav
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .sav file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
If you have helpful information about the .sav file extension, write to us!
🔴 Rate our SAV page
Please help us by rating our SAV page on a 5-star rating system below. (1 star is poor, 5 star is excellent)
Comments are closed.