Paired T-Tests using SPSS

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