Hi,
I think you can use PSPP for many of these statistical procedures, but
there are some restrictions in PSPP. It only computes unstandardized
residuals and unstandardized predicted values and does not compute
influence statistics (e.g., Cook's distance) for linear regression.
However, PSPP and SPSS are very similar in terms of their user
interfaces and the way statistical analyses are performed, so the skills
you acquire using PSPP are largely transferable to SPSS.
Kind regards,
Am 24.09.2026 um 21:17 schrieb Sofía Aritz:
Hello everyone,
I am currently studying a Bachelor programme in Social Sciences at the
VUB/UGent and one of the courses requires the use of SPSS [1]. Would
it feasible to use PSPP instead for such an introductory course? A
part of the exam for this course is to use SPSS, as such, are the
skills transferable?
The course outline specifies the following points:
- T-test for the difference between two means.
- One-way ANOVA
- Bivariate regression (basics, residuals and influence statistics,
inferential statistics).
- Multiple regression (basics, redundancy/suppression, inferential
statistics and assumptions, categorical independent variables,
F-tests, and interaction effects).
As I do not have much knowledge on statistic software (or statistics
in general), I would deeply appreciate any thoughts and insights on
this matter. Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Sofía Aritz
[1] Quantitative Research Methods. (warning, unfree GTM JavaScript)
https://caliweb.vub.be/?page=course-offer&id=009943&anchor=1&target=pr&year=2627&language=nl&output=html
