When I did my analysis I utilised a book called SPSS analysis without anguish. I have it here in the house, but not sure where it is. It was helpful.

The right way is to get the SPSS training manual and go through it. You will get used to it. Get a tutor near you to guide you on the basics: Data entry first, then ask yourself what type of data do you have, and what do you want the data to reveal. In a short while you will be skilled in handling the analysis. For qualitative analysis you need a different software; like NVIVO, not SPSS; unless you intend to code your qualitative data and analyze quantitatively.

join the other discussion participants to advise you to go through the manual but make sure I will to have the best SPSS software package. In addition, it might be a good idea to take some entry-level or introductory online courses on probability and statistics before delving into the manual which can be very daunting. I have used some 20 years SPSS software to design research projects on chemical processes at the industrial manufacturing level. There was no other ways to go around that. I have developed a chemical product that has to be manufactured in large scale (5,000 to 10,000 lbs) as described in the patent i have posted on this site. while there are no statistical numbers described, I can tell you that designs of experiments and process optimizations I have conducted require applied statistics that involves software such as SPSS.

I believe you can do it. Make sure you are using it in the context of a specific project

Ignace