SPSS- how to set up a data file and enter your own data

This video explains how to set up variables in a blank data file in SPSS and enter your own data. The video also covers the basic layout and set up of a data set in SPSS.
Outline:
Understanding the basic setup of an SPSS data file- entering your own data
-Describes “data view” and “variable view”
-Explains what columns and rows represent in data view
-Describes the row numbers (each number is a different participant)
-Shows how to turn off/on the “value labels” and explain what they represent
-Explains what columns and rows represent in variable view
-Describes name, type, width, deminal, label, values, and measure columns
-Describes how to set up each variable in “variable view” first
-Explains that every single question should have a different variable. For variables with an optional text response (e.g., “other (specify) ______”) the text response needs to be its own “string” variable
-Explains importance and limitations of variable “name”’