SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).

Scope and Content

Various Organisations (including Dept. of Politics, University of Strathclyde; National Opinion Center, University of Chicago; Edinburgh Regional Computer Centre). 1) ICL Questionnaire 2) Social Science Software Questionnaire; 3) M. N. Franklin, Towards the Development of a “Language” for Controlling Package Programs for Data Processing in the Social Sciences, Edinburgh, April 1972; 4) An Interactive Version of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Preliminary System Specifications, September 1973; 5) N. H. Nie, J.O. Kim, K. Steinbrenner and J. Jenkins (National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago), SPSS. Update Manual. 6) 1973 revision, Program Library Unit, University of Edinburgh, 1973; 7) M. N. Franklin, C. H. Hull, J. Jenkins, R. F. Koch, D. T. Muxworthy and K. Steinbrenner, User Interface Facilities in the new SPSS: Architecture and Design, Interactive SPSS Project, System Specifications 13-22, May 1974; 8) M. N. Franklin and J. B. Whitney, Describing Relationships Between Social Attributes. Towards a more flexible approach to the interpretation of contingency tables in social science research, Interactive SPSS Project, Research Report 1, 1974; 9) M. N. Franklin, The Status of Data Processing Techniques in the Elaboration of Empirical Political Theory, Interactive SPSS Project, Research Report 3, 1974 10) S. Rice (ed.), SPSS Introductory Guide, Program Library Unit, University of Edinburgh, November 1974;11) N. H. Nie and C. H. Hull, SCSS (SPSS Conversational Statistical System). Release 1.1. Preliminary User’s Manual, September 1977.