Executing a basic SPSS session

Click on OK to return to the Data Editor window. To confirm that the software is ready for use, go to the File menu and select Open Data. Navigate to the location where SPSS Statistics was installed, and down through the folders to the SamplesEnglish subfolder. The path shown here is typically where the sample SPSS data files that ship with the software get installed:

C:Program FilesIBMSPSSStatistics24SamplesEnglish

A list of sample SPSS data files (those with a .sav extension) will be displayed. For this example, select the bankloan.sav file, as shown in the following screenshot, and click on Open:

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