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Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion with SPSS

Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion with SPSS To prepare for this Application:

Review Chapter 15 and Appendix D  in the course text Research Methods in the Social Sciences.

Review the video programs for this week, located in the Learning Resources.

Review Lessons 20 and 21 in the course text Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data.

Access the gss04student_corrected dataset in the Course Information area of the classroom to use for this Application.

Select one variable that is measured as a continuous or metric variable (age, Likert scale item, etc.) and one that is measured on a nominal scale (marital status, ethnicity, etc.).

The assignment:

State the statistical assumptions of this test.

Using the data set and variables you have selected, use SPSS to calculate the following:

Mean

Median

Mode

Range

Minimum

Maximum

Standard deviation

Generate syntax and output files in SPSS. You will need to copy and paste these into your Application document.

Use one kind of chart (any kind) to describe the data.

Based on your SPSS analysis, craft up to a one page double-spaced write up of the statistical results (include any additional pages needed for any APA tables or graphs and the SPSS syntax and output).

Your report should include:

SPSS syntax and output files

1 chart

$FL2@(#) IBM SPSS STATISTICS DATA FILE MS Windows 20.0.0################ #########Y@29 May 1208:11:00###########################CASEID####Case IdentificationVariable########################SEX####RESPONDENTS SEX########################RACE####RACE OF RESPONDENT############################INCOME####TOTAL FAMILY INCOME######*@##### X@################################ABANY&###ABORTION IF WOMANWANTS FOR ANY REASON##############@######”@########################ABDEFECT####STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT############## @######”@########################ABHLTH“###WOMANS HEALTHSERIOUSLY ENDANGERED##############@######”@########################ABNOMORE####MARRIED–WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN############## @######”@########################ABPOOR%###LOW INCOME–CANTAFFORD MORE CHILDREN############## @######”@########################ABRAPE####PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE##############@######”@########################ABSINGLE####NOT MARRIED ##############@######”@########################AGE####AGE OF RESPONDENT############# X@##### X@########################ATTEND&###HOW OFTEN R ATTENDSRELIGIOUS SERVICES######”@########################BIBLE####FEELINGS ABOUTTHE BIBLE############## @######”@########################CAPPUN(###FAVOR OROPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER##############@######”@########################CHILDS####NUMBER OF CHILDREN######”@####################CLASS####SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION#######@######”@################################COLHOMO ####ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TOTEACH############## @######”@########################COLMIL####ALLOWMILITARIST TO TEACH############## @######”@########################COLRAC####ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH############## @######”@########################EDUC###HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOLCOMPLETED#####@X@##### X@##### X@########################FEFAM‘###BETTER FORMAN TO WORK, WOMAN TEND HOME ##############@######”@########################HEALTH####CONDITION OF HEALTH ##############@######”@####################HOMOSEX ####HOMOSEXUAL SEXRELATIONS#######@######”@################################HRS1###NUMBER OFHOURS WORKED LAST WEEK###### ##### X@##### X@########################LIBATH$###ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY##############@######”@########################MARITAL ####MARITAL STATUS######”@####################PARTYID ####POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION#######@######”@########################POLVIEWS(###THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL ORCONSERVATIVE############## @######”@########################PORNLAW ####FEELINGSABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS ############## @######”@########################RELIG####RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE############# X@##### X@####################RINCOME ####RESPONDENTS INCOME######*@##### X@################################WORKHARD
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###TO WORK HARD##############@######”@########################WRKWAYUP(###BLACKS OVERCOME PREJUDICE WITHOUTFAVORS############## @######”@########################XMOVIE####SEEN X-RATEDMOVIE IN LAST YEAR ############## @######”@############## ?#MALE#######@#FEMALE #############################NAP###### ?#WHITE#######@#BLACK#######@#OTHER#############################NAP###### ?#LT$1000#######@$1000 TO 2999#######@$3000 TO 3999#######@$4000 TO 4999#######@$5000 TO 5999#######@$6000 TO 6999#######@$7000 TO 7999###### @$8000 TO 9999######”@#$10000 – 14999 ######$@#$15000 – 19999 ######&@#$20000 –24999 ######(@#$25000 OR MORE ######*@#REFUSED##### X@#DK##### X@#NA############ ####################NAP###### ?#YES#######@#NO######@#DK######”@#NA################################################### X@#DK##### X@#NA########
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