Software Tutorials
Need to brush up on your quantitative software?
New to Excel? Want to advance your Excel skills? Curious about GIS? Need to do some statistical analysis in SPSS but haven’t used it before? The links below contain tutorials in the form of interactive worksheets, instructional videos, links, and written instructions. If you would like assistance with any of the content, please come into the QSC.
Let us know if you are interested in other topics by calling 425-352-3170 or emailing uwbqsc@uw.edu.
Excel
Introductory Excel
Here are several YouTube tutorials:
- Microsoft Excel Tutorial for Beginners by freeCodeCamp.org
- Microsoft Excel Tutorial Beginners – Level 1 by Teachers Tech
- The Beginner’s Guide to Excel – Excel Basics Tutorial by Technology for Teachers and Students
Intermediate Excel
Here are several YouTube tutorials:
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel Tutorial – Lesson 1 by Teachers Tech
- Intermediate Excel Skills, Tips, and Tricks by Technology for Teachers and Students
Additional Excel help
- Excel 2019 Tutorials – Includes links to videos of how to start with Excel 2019
- Excel 2007: Use for Analysis of Economics Data A collection of handouts assuming no knowledge of Excel and relatively little knowledge of statistics
- Excel Easy for 2010 or 2007: An illustrated tutorial that starts from the beginning for those with no knowledge of Excel
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
“A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.” — ESRI website
- UW Library Geospatial Resources Guide: UW GIS Resources, Libraries Hosted GeoData, GIS Data Websites, Finding Imagery, GIS Lab in Suzzallo Library, Other Mapping Tools and FAQ.
- UW Seattle GIS departmental page
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
SPSS is a statistical software package. The guide below will provide an introduction to SPSS including some setup, and using icons and toolbars. Participants will learn to use SPSS features with an emphasis on those needed for statistics.
- SPSS Video for Beginners by freeCodeCamp.org (a YouTube tutorial that goes over all SPSS basics)