Overview

System Requirements and Installation

System Requirements

Installation

Unregistering & Removing the Software from a PC

Network Operation

Updating to a More Recent Version

Backing-Up a Study

Processing Time

Server Demands and Security

Technical Support

Notice of Liability

Paper & Pencil and CATI Survey Process

Internet Survey Process

Basic File Types

Codebooks (.cod)

Data Manager Forms (.frm)

Data Files (.dat)

Internet Response Files (.asc or .txt)

Email Address Lists (.lst or .txt)

Email Logs (.log)

Rich Text Files (.rtf)

HTML Files (.htm)

Perl Script (.pl)

Password Files (.text)

Exported Data Files (.txt and .csv and .mdb)

Email Body Files (.txt or .htm)

Sample File Naming Scheme for a Survey

Customizing the Package

Problem Recognition and Definition

Creating the Research Design

Methods of Research

Sampling

Data Collection

Reporting the Results

Validity

Reliability

Systematic and Random Error

Formulating Hypotheses from Research Questions

Type I and Type II Errors

Types of Data

Significance

One-Tailed and Two-Tailed Tests

Procedure for Significance Testing

Bonferroni's Theorem

Central Tendency

Variability

Standard Error of the Mean

Inferences with Small Sample Sizes

Degrees of Freedom

Components of a Study Design

Elements of a Variable

Variable Format

Variable Name

Variable Label

Value Labels

Valid Codes

Skip Codes for Branching

Data Entry Control Parameters

Missing OK

Auto Advance

Caps Only

Codebook Tools

The Grid

Codebook Libraries

Duplicating Variables

Insert & Delete Variables

Move Variables

Starting Columns

Print a Codebook

Variable Detail Window

Codebook Creation Process

Method 1 - Create a Codebook from Scratch

Method 2 – Create a Codebook from a Word-Processed Document

Spell Check a Codebook

Multiple Response Variables

Missing Data

Changing Information in a Codebook

Overview

Data Input Fields

Form Naming Conventions

Form Creation Process

Using the Codebook to Create a Form

Using a Word-Processed Document to Create a Form

Variable Text Formatting

Field Placement

Value Labels

Variable Separation

Variable Label Indent

Value Labels Indent

Space between Columns

Valid Codes

Skip Codes

Variable Numbers

Variable List and Detail Windows

Data Input Settings

Select a Specific Variable

Finding Text in the Form

Replacing Text in the Form

Saving the Codebook or Workspace

Overview

Keyboard And Mouse Functions

Create A New Data File

Edit Or Add To An Existing Data File

Select A Different Data File

Change Fields

Change Records

Enter A New Data Record

View Data For A Specified Record Number

Find Records That Contain Specified Data

Duplicate A Field From The Previous Record

Delete A Record

Data Input Settings

Compact Data File

Double Entry Verification

Print A Data Record

Variable List & Detail Windows

Data File Format

Overview

HTML Email Surveys

Plain Text Email Surveys

Brackets

Item Numbering

Codebook Design for a Plain Text Email Survey

Capturing a Respondent's Email Address

Filtering Email to a Mailbox

General Considerations for Plain Text Email

Overview

Internet Survey Process

Server Setup

Create the HTML Survey Pages

Upload the Files to the Web server

Test the survey

Download and import the test data

Delete the test data from the server

Conduct the survey

Download and import the data

Display a survey closed message

Server Setup

FTP Login Information

Paths & Folder Information

Design Considerations for Internet Surveys

Special Variables for Internet Surveys

Script to Create the HTML

Command Syntax & Help

Saving and Loading Styles

Survey Generation Procedure

Script Editor

Imbedded HTML Tags

Primary Settings

HTML Name (HTMLName=)

Banner Image(s)  (BannerImage=)

Heading  (Heading=)

Finish Text & Finish URL (FinishText= and FinishURL=)

Cookie (Cookie=)

URL to Survey Folder  (WebFolderURL=)

Advanced Settings - Header & Footer

RepeatBannerImage

RepeatHeading

PageNumbers

ContinueButtonText

SubmitButtonText

ProgressBar

FootnoteText & FootnoteURL

Advanced Settings - Finish & Popups

Thanks

Closed

HelpWindowWidth & HelpWindowHeight

HelpLinkText

LinkText

PopupBannerImage

PopupFullScreen

Advanced Settings - Control

Method

Email

RestartSeconds

MaximizeWindow

BreakFrame

AutoAdvance

BranchDelay

Cache

Index

ForceLoaderSubmit

ExtraTallBlankLine

RadioTextPosition

TextBoxTextPosition

LargeTextBoxPosition

LargeTextBoxProgressBar

Advanced Settings - Fonts & Colors

Global Attributes

Heading, Title, Text, & Footnote Attributes

Instructions, Question, and Response Attributes

Advanced Settings - Passwords - Color & Banner Image

LoginBannerImage

LoginBGColor

LoginWallpaper

LoginWindowColor

Advanced Settings - Passwords - Text & Control

PasswordType

LoginText

PasswordText

LoginButtonText

FailText

FailButtonText

ShowLink

EmailMe

KeepLog

Advanced Settings - Passwords - Single vs. Multiple

Password (single password method)

PasswordFile (multiple passwords method)

PasswordField & ID Field (multiple passwords method)

Advanced Settings - Passwords - Technical Notes

Advanced Settings - Server Overrides

ActionTag

StorageFolder

ScriptFolder

Perl

MailProgram

Branching and Piping

Randomization (Rotations)

Survey Creation Script - Overview

Using Commands More than Once in a Script

Survey Creation - Specify Text

Heading

Title

Text

FootnoteText

Instructions

Question

Survey Creation - Spacing and pagination

BlankLine

NewPage

Survey Creation - Images and Links

Image

Link

Survey Creation - Help Windows

Survey Creation - Popup Windows

Survey Creation - Objects

Radio Buttons for a Single Variable

Radio Buttons for Grouped Variables (matrix style)

DropDown Menu

TextBox for a Single Variable

TextBoxes for Grouped Variables

CheckBox for Multiple Response Variables

ListBox

Uploading and Downloading Files from the Server

Auto Transfer

FTP

Summary of the Most Common Script Commands

Overview

Format of an Email Address File

Extract Email Addresses

List Statistics

Join Two or More Lists

Split a List

Clean, Sort, and Eliminate Duplicates

Add ID Numbers to a List

Create a List of Nonresponders

Subtract One List From Another List

Merge an Email List into a StatPac Data File

Send Email Invitations

Using an ID Number to Track Responses

Email Address File

Body Text File

Sending Email

Overview

Mouse and Keyboard Functions

Designing Analyses

Continuation Lines

Comment Lines

V Numbers

Keywords

Analyses

Variable List

Variable Detail

Find Text

Replace Text

Options

Load, Save, and Merge Procedure Files

Print a Procedure File

Run a Procedure File

Results Editor

Graphics

Table of Contents

Keyword Index

Keywords Overview

Categories of Keywords

Keyword Help

Ordering Keywords

Global and Temporary Keywords

Permanently Change a Codebook and Data File

Backup a Study

STUDY Command

DATA Command

SAVE Command

WRITE Command

MERGE Command

HEADING Command

TITLE Command

FOOTNOTE Command

LABELS Command

OPTIONS Command

SELECT and REJECT Commands

NEW Command

LET Command

STACK Command

RECODE Command

COMPUTE Command

AVERAGE, COUNT and SUM Commands

IF-THEN … ELSE Command

SORT Command

WEIGHT Command

NORMALIZE Command

LAG Command

DIFFERENCE Command

DUMMY Command

RUN Command

REM Command

Reserved Words

Reserved Word RECORD

Reserved Word TOTAL

Reserved Word MEAN

Reserved Word TIME

Analyses Index

Analyses Overview

LIST Command

FREQUENCIES Command

CROSSTABS Command

BANNERS Command

DESCRIPTIVE Command

BREAKDOWN Command

TTEST Command

CORRELATE Command

Advanced Analyses Index

REGRESS Command

STEPWISE Command

LOGIT and PROBIT Commands

PCA Command

FACTOR Command

CLUSTER Command

DISCRIMINANT Command

ANOVA Command

CANONICAL Command

MAP Command

Advanced Analyses Bibliography

Utility Programs

Import and Export

StatPac and Prior Versions of StatPac Gold

Access and Excel

Comma Delimited and Tab Delimited Files

Files Containing Multiple Data Records per Case

Internet Files

Email Surveys

Merging Data Files

Concatenate Data Files

Merge Variables and Data

Aggregate

Codebook

Quick Codebook Creation

Check Codebook and Data

Sampling

Random Number Table

Random Digit Dialing Table

Select Random Records from Data File

Compare Data Files

Conversions

Date Conversions

Currency Conversion

Statistics Calculator Menu

Distributions Menu

Normal distribution

T distribution

F distribution

Chi-square distribution

Counts Menu

Chi-square test

Fisher's Exact Test

Binomial Test

Poisson Distribution Events Test

Percents Menu

Choosing the Proper Test

One Sample t-Test between Percents

Two Sample t-Test between Percents

Confidence Intervals around a Percent

Means Menu

Mean and Standard Deviation of a Sample

Matched Pairs t-Test between Means

Independent Groups t-Test between Means

Confidence Interval around a Mean

Compare a Sample Mean to a Population Mean

Compare Two Standard Deviations

Compare Three or more Means

Correlation Menu

Sampling Menu

Sample Size for Percents

Sample Size for Means