Course Details: Certificate in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
Duration: 3 Months
Mode: On-Campus
Tuition Fee: USD 150 (Full Course)Location: Meridian Computer Training Center (MIHS), Juba
Course Overview
The Certificate in SPSS equips researchers, health officers, and NGO monitoring officers with essential quantitative data analysis skills. Students gain practical experience cleaning, managing, and analyzing research data for academic, public health, and humanitarian survey projects.
Key Learning Areas
- Data Entry, Cleaning, and Variable Coding
- Descriptive Statistics, Cross-tabulation, and Chi-Square Tests
- Correlation, Regression Analysis, and Survey Data Reporting
Career Paths
- Data Analyst
- M&E Officer
- Public Health Research Assistant
- Survey Specialist
Curriculum
Month 1: Data Entry, Cleaning & Variable Management
- Introduction to the SPSS interface, Data View, and Variable View
- Defining variables, setting value labels, measurement scales, and missing values
- Importing survey data from Excel, CSV, and KoboToolbox/ODK
- Data hygiene: identifying duplicate entries, recoding variables, and screening for outliers
Month 2: Descriptive Statistics, Cross-tabulation & Inferential Tests
- Calculating summary statistics (mean, median, standard deviation) and visual distribution
- Generating cross-tabulations and contingency tables for survey demographic data
- Parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing (Independent t-tests, Paired t-tests, ANOVA)
- Conducting Chi-Square tests of independence for categorical health and M&E metrics
Month 3: Advanced Analytics, Regression & Survey Reporting
- Measuring relationships: Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis
- Predictive modeling: Simple and Multiple Linear Regression, plus Logistic Regression
- Scale reliability and questionnaire validation (Cronbach's Alpha)
- Exporting SPSS outputs, customizing APA-style charts/tables, and writing data-driven M&E and research reports
Fees
Tuition Fee: USD 150 (Full Course)