Introduction to SPSS/Frequency
Details:
You have previously worked with descriptive statistics. As noted previously the most commonly used descriptive statistics are measures of central tendency including mean median and mode. In this assignment you will use SPSS to enter data and answer some basic questions about the data set you entered. Then you will use SPSS to create a bar graph of the data.General Requirements: Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Directions:
Open SPSS (for help see the attached file SPSS Installation Instructions).
Enter the values from theData Set(below) into SPSS. The values represent the height (in inches) of a sample of men and women.
Obtain an output with highlighted values for the following statistics for each gender:
Use SPSS to create a bar graph using gender (axis X) and height (axis Y). Cut and paste the output and bar graph into a Word document and upload the document to LoudCloud.
Data Set:
Men: 74 71 75 62
Female: 62 68 61 71 68 80
SPSS Access Instructions
SPSS (Statistical Program for the Social Sciences) is a computer program that is the de-facto standard used by research institutions and universities for the completion of quantitative analysis. As a doctoral learner knowledge of quantitative research techniques and the application of these methods as provided in the application software is a required doctoral competency. Doctoral learners are required to use SPSS during several courses to complete specific assignments. Doctoral learners may execute SPSS Base Module and Advanced Statistics in one of two ways.
Access the program within theDCNetwork.