CSV stands for comma-separator value file. Now we have CSV file format with the extension. In this, we collect our data in ms excel, and then we import our data in SPSS and start an analysis with it. This is the most popular file format other than SPSS Statistics (*. Now we have Excel file format with the extensions. por file format ensures that our file gets easily opened if someone uses IMB SPSS version 15 or 16 or uses a different operating system as compared to ours. This is an important file format that is used whenever we want to share our data file across various operating systems or various versions of SPSS. Now we have a Portable file format with the extension. This file format is compatible with the old IBM computers. This file format is used if we are working with the dos (disk operating system). zsav can be used to open the compressed file format in the SPSS, which is supposedly the smaller file format.Īfter that, we have SPSS/PC+ file format with the extension. If we have a large file, we can compress them using the Winzip or Winrar software and make a small file. When we work with the large data set, we want to compress our data set or the file to save our disk space. The default file format.zsav is a compressed file format of the standard extension type. The first file format is SPSS Statistics. Some of which we work and some don't use them, but it's important to understand them. It is the most commonly used file format when we are working with the SPSS.Īpart from this, when we click on File of type option, we can see a range of other file formats, which are available with SPSS. sav file type is selected, which is the Standard file Extension type in SPSS. If we select a desktop, we can see a file named as SPSS File.sav. Suppose my data file is located at the desktop, so we will select the desktop. Once we click on this option, we have to select where our data file is located. If we want to import any file in SPSS, we have to go to the File menu, and click on Open and select Data like this:Īlternatively, we can directly click on the following folder icon and directly open the location of our data file. In this section, we will learn various file formats available in SPSS, and we can work with them.
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