How To Perform A Non-Parametric Partial Correlation In SPSS

In this guide, I will explain how to perform a non-parametric partial correlation in SPSS.

Also refer to our guide on our website:

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The code to paste in the Syntax sheet:

NONPAR CORR
/MISSING = LISTWISE
/MATRIX OUT(*).
RECODE rowtype_ ('RHO'='CORR') .
PARTIAL CORR
/significance = twotail
/MISSING = LISTWISE
/MATRIX IN(*).

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Video breakdown
Step 1: The data (00:24)

Step 2: Create a new Syntax file (00:44)

Step 3: Adding the code (01:01)

Step 4: The NONPARR Code (01:28)

Step 5: The RECODE code (02:38)

Step 6: The PARTIAL CORR code (03:16)

Step 7: The results (04:22)

SPSS version used: 24

[tallulahhedges]

Thank you so much for this video and syntax- couldn't find anything like this online to help me with my MSc dissertation. Very clear and easy to follow. Excellent job.

[blobbyoldboo]

Thanks very much for this very useful guide. Very clear and easy to follow. I had to make one slight alteration to the syntax - rowtype_ was in captials for me - but thanks to your clear description I was easily able to spot this. Thank you for making this!

[izzymehmet]

This saved my entire assignment, thank you so much 🙏

[MiaJay]

Really useful, couldn't find this anywhere else. Thank you so much!

[evannasingh]

The video was clear and easy to understand. And the code works! Thanks!

[ElliottJohnson]

Very easy to follow. Thank you so much, I was able to quickly solve this issue!

[maartjevandenbogaard]

It would have been super helpful if you could add an example of a significant partial correlation!

[MrShongdiah]

I found I forgot to click the green button (at 3:14 in the video). Once I corrected this step, the next step would run correctly. Thank you!

[heybyrd]

So excited, I am going to try that now!!

[prashantbaral]

Extremely useful video.Thank you for posting.

[LoredanaMuscat]

Thank you so much! Super helpful! Is there a way how I can see the descriptive statistics too... as I need to include Mean and Std. in the partial correlation table please?

[narni]

Thank you very much. How about to know which is the most partial correlated ? I mean if we have many variable of partial correlation ?

[jamb]

Hi, this video helped so much. I had a question which I can't seem to find an answer to anywhere. How would you visually present this. I would like to do some kind of visual (scatter plot) for the spearman's partial correlation. Is there a way to visualize our ranks or do we need to create the residuals based on this and how does one do that in SPSS for spearmans. Thanks!

[shanabertato]

Great tutorial, thank you!!! Do you also have a code for a non-parametric semipartial correlation? Because the controlling variable influences only one of the two variables and your help with this would be sooo useful for my masters thesis.

[k.xoxo_]

Thank you so much I was so stressed out for my thesis because SPSS does not perform non parametrical partial correlation. You helped me so much thank you.

[annekaantoniak]

Hi, really useful video. Is there a way to get the confidence intervals for a non-parametric partial correlation? Thanks in advance

[Bartlmeu]

Is possible to do a Scatterplot that represents the results from this analysis (spearman partial correlation)?

[abcdefghi]

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[josebourbonteles]

Is it possible to do a power analysis on partial spearman correlation?

[meisanang]

Thank you, this is helpful! May I ask if I can use PAIRWISE deletion for NONPAR CORR to obtain the correlation matrix and PAIRWISE deletion for PARTIAL CORR? I tried PAIRWISE for NONPAR CORR and it was ok. However, I got an error message and the syntax refused to give me the partial correlation for pairwise. In this case, does it mean SPSS can only produce nonparametric partial correlation with LISTWISE deletion? Thank you in advance.