One Sample T-Tests using SPSS
  1. Open your SPSS file.
  2. Click on Analyze.
  3. Click on Compare Means.
  4. Click on One-Sample T Test .
  5. Highlight the variable of interest and slide into the box labeled 'Test Variable' (red arrow below).
  6. Enter a value in the box labeled Test Value; this is the expected value of the population parameter (purple arrow below).
  7. Click the Options button (green arrow above).
  8. Enter the value for alpha (e.g., 95% if alpha equal .05); see red arrow above.
  9. Click Continue, then OK.
  10. Note the observed value for t, the degrees of freedom, the SEM, and the p-value circled below.
  11. You can then cut and paste the tables into Word as before.