Data Management and Analysis Group A Threshold Guide to Readying Data for Analysis in SPSS: Quantitative analysis and Elizabeth David, the English National Pupil Dataset, a hidden variable, the Julian calendar and more 2007 home-school distance, pupils aged 10 in 2006 by key stage 2 writing test result quintiles 3 2.56 2.5 2.03 1.70 1.81 2 1.56 1.63 1.5 1 0.5 Average distance in miles 0 highest Highest mark/zero quintile quintaile Intermediate Lowest quintile Next to quintile Next to lowest quintile No DMAG Education Guide 2009-1 September 2009 D.C. Ewens ISSN 1479-7879 DMAG Education Guide 2009 - 1 September 2009 A threshold guide to readying data for analysis in SPSS: Quantitative analysis and Elizabeth David, the English National Pupil Dataset, a hidden variable, the Julian calendar and more David Ewens Data Management and Analysis Group Greater London Authority 2nd Floor City Hall The Queen’s Walk London SE1 2AA Tel: 020 7983 4656 Email:
[email protected] The document is GLA copyright Acknowledgements In its pre-Windows days, SPSS could be difficult for the newcomer to get to grips with, particularly if there were no workshops available and the would-be user had no background in Fortran. I remain appreciative of the help Pauline Booker, of the then School of Social Sciences at the Polytechnic of Central London, gave me during my earliest days with the software. A number of other people have made useful suggestions since, including Sean Hayes during his time with Hammersmith and Fulham’s Education Department, Rachel Leeser of the Social Exclusion Team in the GLA’s Data Management and Analysis Group (DMAG), and Richard Cameron of DMAG’s National Census Team.