Not to worry - researchers that have been doing surveys for years still get their definitions confused. It might surprise you to learn that Likert scales are a very specific type of survey question, and what you have been calling “Likert” may be something entirely different. I also wrote a 120 page PDF Introduction to SPSS several years back which explains all the things mentioned above with examples.In all likelihood, you have used a Likert scale (or something you’ve called a Likert scale) in a survey before. It sounds like you need a basic book explaining how to use SPSS.

Just have a play around with the Graphs menu (e.g., Legacy - Scatter or Legacy - Bar).Will SPSS develop graphs etc for me showing frequency or correlation? These are different participants so I don't know what you mean by asking for correlations.ħ.How would show correlation between the two groups UK and US? Check out Descriptive Statistics - Explore you could also look at some of the compare mean options.Ħ.How do I compare UK architects to US architects to show congruence or not? Then copy and paste the table of item means into Excel and sort by the Mean column.ĥ. One way would be to run Descriptive Statistics - Descriptives and get the mean for each item. If you intend to rank each question in terms of their mean (e.g., on a one to five scale).How can I rank each individual question (12 of them)? Remember, there are 3 individual statements to each question. Check out Descriptive Statistics - CrosstabsĤ.How do I work out frequency of replies i.e agrees/disagrees etc for each group? Check out the menu Descriptive Statistics - Frequenciesģ.Do you mean the frequency of responses for each question?.How do I work out the frequency of replies for each recipient? Try to ensure that the first row has the variable names. Use the standard file open option, and select file type = *xls. Will SPSS develop graphs etc for me showing frequency or correlation?.

How would show correlation between the two groups UK and US?.How do I compare UK architects to US architects to show congruence or not?.How can I rank each individual question (12 of them)? Remember, there are 3 individual statements to each question.How do I work out frequency of replies i.e agrees/disagrees etc for each group?.How do I work out the frequency of replies for each recipient?.

I performed a survey using a Likert 1 to 5 scale (totally agree/agree/neutral/ disagree/totally disagree) on 12 questions which are split into 3 statements which the respondent places a value of between 1 to 5 dependent on how much they agree or disagree - there are 36 statements in total.Īrchitects UK 140 replied Architects US 100 repliedĮngineers UK 140 replied Engineers US 100 repliedĬontractors Uk 140 replied Contractors US 100 replied

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