jamovi is similar
to SPSS in that it has a graphical
user interface that allows point-and-click for analysis. Unlike SPSS, however, jamovi is free. jamovi can also provide
the R code that used to perform the
analysis.
2 Best Practices
Create a syntax file for performing all commands, including
importing data, computing variables, recoding variables, running
analyses, etc. The benefit of using syntax files (and code-based files,
more generally) is that they allow you to reproduce your findings again
with the same data file. This is important so you do not have to
remember all of the steps you followed to generate the analysis. This
also allows you to quickly re-run the analysis if the data file is
updated due to the collection of more data. To generate the syntax for a
particular step, change to “syntax mode” to see the R
syntax that is used to perform the analysis step. If you are unsure what
jamovi command is
needed, run the command via “point and click” in the interface; however,
instead of clicking “OK”, click “Paste”.
Have one syntax file for importing data, computing composites,
recoding variables, and saving data (e.g., import.R).
Have a separate syntax file for generating frequencies, descriptive
statistics, and correlation matrices (e.g.,
descriptives.R).
Have a separate syntax file for running analyses (e.g.,
analyses.R).
