Independent T-Tests using SPSS
  1. Open your SPSS file.
  2. Click on Analyze.
  3. Click on Compare Means.
  4. Click on Independent Samples T Test .
  5. Highlight the dependent variable and slide into the box labeled 'Test Variable' (red arrow below).
  6. Highlight the independent variable and slide into the box labeled 'Grouping Variable' (green arrow below).
  7. Click Define Groups, and fill in the names of the different levels of the independent variable; then click Continue, then OK.
  8. Note the observed value for t, the degrees of freedom, and the p-value circled below.
  9. You can then cut and paste the tables into Word as before.