What is EXPLORE? (SPSS)

So you want to explore your data in SPSS? Here are some easy steps to get started.

Step 1 — Open your data file.

If you want to read another tutorial on opening files check out my other article here.

Step 2 — Click on the Analyze tab.

Step 3 — Navigate to the explore… option as shown below.

Step 4 — Explore in Descriptive Statistics pulls up the window below. You want to move any nominal data such as color, or shape.

Step 5 — Once data is moved into the correct fields it should look like this.

Step 6 — Include outliers by clicking on options and selecting the option for outliers.